Is TONSILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TONSILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TONSILS mean?
Tonsils is a form of TONSIL.
- noun
either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 7 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 TONSILS
TONSILS 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 TONSILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tonsil6
- linos5
- lints5
- lions5
- lists5
- loins5
- noils5
- silos5
- silts5
- slits5
- slots5
- snits5
- snots5
- soils5
- toils5
- into4
- ions4
- lino4
- lins4
- lint4
- lion4
- list4
- lits4
- loin4
- loss4
- lost4
- loti4
- lots4
- nils4
- nits4
- noil4
- oils4
- silo4
- silt4
- sins4
- sits4
- slit4
- slot4
- snit4
- snot4
- soil4
- soli4
- sols4
- sons4
- sots4
- tils4
- tins4
- toil4
- tons4
- toss4
- ins3
- ion3
- its3
- lin3
- lis3
- lit3
- lot3
- nil3
- nit3
- nos3
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