HANSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HANSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANSEL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANSEL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANSEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hanselsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANSEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does HANSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsarchaic
A gift given to mark a new year or a new venture, meant to bring good luck.
A hansel is a Scottish luck-gift, handed over at the start of something, such as a new job, a new house or the first day of the year. The word can also mean the first money taken in a day of trade, kept for luck. As a verb it means to launch something with such a gift, and it is a variant of handsel, which is the more usual spelling.
How HANSEL is used
Chiefly Scots and old-fashioned; the name of the fairy-tale boy is a separate use.
- The grocer treasured the first coin as his hansel for the day.
- She gave him a silver spoon as a hansel for the new house.
- Hogmanay was the time for every hansel and good wish.
- The farmer wished to hansel the new plough with a blessing.
- A small hansel in the cradle was said to bring luck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANSEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANSEL
5 longer words begin with HANSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in HANSEL
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Common questions about HANSEL
- Is HANSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANSEL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANSEL worth?
- HANSEL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANSEL mean?
- A gift given to mark a new year or a new venture, meant to bring good luck.
- What letters can be added to HANSEL?
- HANSEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANSEL:
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