HANGUP is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HANGUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANGUP?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANGUP is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANGUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hangupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANGUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANGUP, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does HANGUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An emotional problem or obsession that a person cannot easily shake off.
People use hangup for a worry, fear or fixed idea that keeps getting in the way of ordinary life. It grew out of the picture of something that snags and will not come free. The spelling with a space or a hyphen is also common, and the word is usually met in talk about habits, shyness or old resentments rather than in formal writing.
How HANGUP is used
Informal; often written as two words or with a hyphen.
- He has a real hangup about speaking in front of a crowd.
- Her hangup over money made every shopping trip tense.
- A small hangup from childhood kept him away from the water.
- Is that old hangup still holding you back?
- The therapist helped her see where the hangup came from.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANGUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HANGUP
The 6 tiles of HANGUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HANGUP
1 longer words begin with HANGUP.
Shorter words from the letters in HANGUP
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Common questions about HANGUP
- Is HANGUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANGUP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANGUP worth?
- HANGUP is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANGUP mean?
- An emotional problem or obsession that a person cannot easily shake off.
- What letters can be added to HANGUP?
- HANGUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANGUP:
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