ELKHOUNDS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ELKHOUNDS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
e1l1k5h4o1u1n1d2s1
PlayableELKHOUNDS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ELKHOUNDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5%
Our own measure of how useful ELKHOUNDS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ELKHOUNDS
No single letter turns ELKHOUNDS into another word.
How ELKHOUNDS scores
Scrabble e1l1k5h4o1u1n1d2s1 17
Words with Friends e1l2k5h3o1u2n2d2s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in ELKHOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ELKHOUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ELKHOUNDS
- All 9 letters of ELKHOUNDS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in ELKHOUNDS
elkhound16 lokshen14 hondles11 leukons11 unshoed11 loudens8 nodules8 nousled8 holked14 honked14 hulked14 husked14 dusken11 kendos11 lusked11 skoled11 snoked11 souked11 sulked11 dholes10 holden10 hondle10 hounds10 housed10 kelson10 leukon10 lushed10 noshed10 should10 shuled10 sloken10 unshed10 unshod10 housel9 unshoe9 lodens7 louden7 lounds7 louned7 loused7
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Common questions about ELKHOUNDS
- Is ELKHOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ELKHOUNDS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ELKHOUNDS worth?
- ELKHOUNDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ELKHOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to ELKHOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ELKHOUNDS:
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