8-Letter Words Ending in HOES
- 4 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Ending in HOES
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Ending in HOES 4 words
How common is HOES at the end of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 4 eight-letter words ending in HOES. They average 14.3 points and the best is BACKHOES (19 points).
- Total words
- 4
- Average Scrabble score
- 14.3
- out of 19 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common first letter
- B
- 25% of words
Most common first letters
- b 25%
- g 25%
- r 25%
Top vowel pairs
- oe100%
- ee25%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in HOES
b 3a 1c 3k 5h 4o 1e 1s 1
B 3 + A 1 + C 3 + K 5 + H 4 + O 1 + E 1 + S 1 = 19 points
- Double word
- 38 pts
- Triple word
- 57 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
backhoes
Form of backhoe
- nounan excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
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How many eight-letter words ending in HOES are there?
There are 4 eight-letter words ending in HOES in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word ending in HOES?
BACKHOES is worth 19 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are GUMSHOES (14), REECHOES (13), TOESHOES (11).