HACKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HACKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HACKIE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HACKIE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HACKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hackiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HACKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HACKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does HACKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A driver of a taxicab.
The word comes from hack, a short form of hackney carriage, and was first used for horse-drawn cab drivers. Today the hackie is the person at the wheel of a city taxi, often full of local stories.
How HACKIE is used
Hackie is a friendly informal term, mostly American.
- The hackie knew every shortcut in the city.
- We chatted with the hackie all the way to the airport.
- A veteran hackie told us about the old neighbourhood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HACKIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HACKIE
1 longer words begin with HACKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HACKIE
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Common questions about HACKIE
- Is HACKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HACKIE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HACKIE worth?
- HACKIE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HACKIE mean?
- A driver of a taxicab.
- What letters can be added to HACKIE?
- HACKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HACKIE:
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