Is TOUGHIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TOUGHIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TOUGHIES mean?
Toughies is a form of TOUGHIE.
- noun
an aggressive and violent young criminal
- noun
a particularly difficult or baffling question or problem
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + G (2) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 TOUGHIES
TOUGHIES 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 TOUGHIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hogties11
- toughie11
- eights10
- hogtie10
- hugest10
- oughts10
- sought10
- toughs10
- tushie9
- eight9
- ghost9
- goeth9
- goths9
- ought9
- shogi9
- sight9
- sough9
- teugh9
- thugs9
- tough9
- ethos8
- heist8
- hoise8
- hoist8
- house8
- shite8
- shote8
- shout8
- shute8
- south8
- those8
- thous8
- ghis8
- gosh8
- goth8
- gush8
- hogs8
- huge8
- hugs8
- shog8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- thug8
- ughs8
- egoist7
- stogie7
- togues7
- eths7
- hest7
- hets7
- hies7
- hist7
- hits7
- hoes7
- hose7
- host7
- hots7
- hues7
- huts7
- shit7
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