HALLO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HALLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALLO?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALLO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALLO
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALLO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HALLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does HALLO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
British
An exclamation used to greet someone, attract attention, or express surprise, especially in British usage; also a shout used to urge on hunting dogs.
Hallo functions much like hello in everyday greeting, though British writers have traditionally favoured this spelling in fiction and older correspondence. Hunters once called out hallo to encourage hounds during a chase or to signal that game had been spotted, a use that gave the word an older, more excited edge than a simple greeting. The exclamation can also express mild surprise on noticing something unexpected, as in hallo, what have we here. Over time, hello became the dominant spelling in most English-speaking countries, leaving hallo feeling slightly old-fashioned or distinctly British by comparison.
How HALLO is used
Chiefly British and somewhat old-fashioned; used as a greeting, an attention-getting call, or historically to urge on hunting dogs.
- Hallo there, is anyone home?
- The huntsman shouted hallo as the fox broke cover.
- She answered the phone with a cheerful hallo.
- Hallo, what do we have here, he muttered.
- A distant hallo echoed across the field.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALLO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HALLO
The 5 tiles of HALLO in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HALLO
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with HALLO.
Words with HALLO inside
Showing 24 of 47 words that contain HALLO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HALLO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HALLO
Common questions about HALLO
- Is HALLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALLO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALLO worth?
- HALLO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALLO mean?
- An exclamation used to greet someone, attract attention, or express surprise, especially in British usage; also a shout used to urge on hunting dogs.
- What letters can be added to HALLO?
- HALLO takes 5 hooks: 0 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HALLO:
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