Is WORMHOLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WORMHOLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WORMHOLES mean?
Wormholes is a form of WORMHOLE.
- noun
hole made by a burrowing worm
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + O (1) + R (1) + M (3) + H (4) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 WORMHOLES
WORMHOLES 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 WORMHOLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wormhole16
- somehow15
- whelms14
- whomso14
- howlers13
- whelm13
- howler12
- reshow12
- shower12
- wholes12
- whores12
- whorls12
- whom12
- holmes11
- homers11
- mohels11
- mosher11
- mowers11
- sholom11
- shroom11
- howes11
- howls11
- shrew11
- welsh11
- whole11
- whore11
- whorl11
- whose11
- whoso11
- woosh11
- woolers10
- helms10
- herms10
- holme10
- holms10
- homer10
- homes10
- homos10
- meows10
- mewls10
- mohel10
- mohos10
- mower10
- shmoe10
- worms10
- hews10
- howe10
- howl10
- hows10
- shew10
- show10
- lowers9
- rowels9
- slower9
- swoler9
- wooers9
- wooler9
- helm9
- hems9
- herm9
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