HANGUL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HANGUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANGUL?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful HANGUL is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANGUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hangulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANGUL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANGUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does HANGUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The alphabet used to write the Korean language.
Hangul was created in the fifteenth century at the court of King Sejong so that ordinary people could learn to read and write. Its letters are built from simple shapes that echo the position of the mouth and tongue, and they are grouped into square blocks, one block for each syllable. Today it is the main script in both North and South Korea, where it replaced most use of Chinese characters.
How HANGUL is used
A neutral reference term; written with a capital letter in most English texts.
- She learned hangul in a single weekend before her trip to Seoul.
- The street signs were all written in hangul.
- Each block of hangul stands for one syllable.
- He practised hangul by copying the labels on snack packets.
- A chart of hangul hung on the classroom wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANGUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANGUL
1 longer words begin with HANGUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HANGUL
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Common questions about HANGUL
- Is HANGUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANGUL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANGUL worth?
- HANGUL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANGUL mean?
- The alphabet used to write the Korean language.
- What letters can be added to HANGUL?
- HANGUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANGUL:
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