Is THOUGHTLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THOUGHTLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THOUGHTLESS mean?
- adjective
showing lack of careful thought
“the debate turned into thoughtless bickering”
- adjective
without care or thought for others
“the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; `Let them eat cake'”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 11
T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for THOUGHTLESS
THOUGHTLESS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from THOUGHTLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thoughts15
- sheughs14
- thought14
- heughs13
- sheugh13
- though13
- toughest12
- hushes12
- heugh12
- shuttles11
- ghettos11
- hoglets11
- sloughs11
- heths11
- shush11
- hostels10
- housels10
- hustles10
- lushest10
- shtetls10
- shuttle10
- sleuths10
- ghetto10
- ghosts10
- ghouls10
- gushes10
- hoglet10
- hugest10
- loughs10
- oughts10
- slough10
- soughs10
- sought10
- toughs10
- hehs10
- heth10
- hush10
- helots9
- hosels9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- housel9
- houses9
- hustle9
- lushes9
- sheols9
- shotes9
- shotts9
- shouts9
- shtetl9
- shutes9
- sleuth9
- sloths9
- souths9
- tholes9
- toshes9
- tushes9
- tusseh9
- ghost9
- ghoul9
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