Is THUMBHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, THUMBHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does THUMBHOLES mean?
Thumbholes is a form of THUMBHOLE.
- noun
the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb
- noun
a finger hole made to fit the thumb (as in a bowling ball)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 10
T (1) + H (4) + U (1) + M (3) + B (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 20 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 THUMBHOLES
THUMBHOLES 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 THUMBHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- thumbhole19
- humblest15
- humbles14
- humble13
- thumbs13
- beshout12
- bushlot12
- thumb12
- embolus11
- stumble11
- tumbles11
- bushel11
- butohs11
- holmes11
- mohels11
- mouths11
- heths11
- besmut10
- blumes10
- tumble10
- umbels10
- umbles10
- beths10
- bhuts10
- blush10
- buhls10
- butoh10
- helms10
- holme10
- holms10
- homes10
- meths10
- mohel10
- moths10
- mouth10
- musth10
- shlub10
- shmoe10
- shtum10
- hehs10
- heth10
- hush10
- boletus9
- helots9
- hostel9
- hotels9
- housel9
- hustle9
- sleuth9
- tholes9
- besom9
- blume9
- sebum9
- tombs9
- umbel9
- umbos9
- beth9
- bhut9
- bosh9
- both9
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