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
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
10
Letters
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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