HANSOM is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HANSOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANSOM?
| 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 HANSOM is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANSOM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hansomsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANSOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HANSOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does HANSOM mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A light two-wheeled horse-drawn cab, with the driver seated high behind the passengers.
The hansom carried two passengers in a closed seat and was steered by a driver perched on a raised seat at the back, who spoke to them through a trap in the roof. It was named after its designer, the architect Joseph Hansom, and it was the taxi of Victorian London. Stories of Sherlock Holmes made it a familiar image of foggy streets at night.
How HANSOM is used
Historical; used in writing about the nineteenth century and in period fiction.
- A hansom waited at the corner with its lamps lit.
- He hailed a hansom and gave the driver an address.
- The hansom rattled over the wet cobblestones.
- Holmes and Watson sprang into a hansom and rode off.
- Few hansom cabs survive outside museums today.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANSOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANSOM
1 longer words begin with HANSOM.
Shorter words from the letters in HANSOM
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Common questions about HANSOM
- Is HANSOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANSOM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANSOM worth?
- HANSOM is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANSOM mean?
- A light two-wheeled horse-drawn cab, with the driver seated high behind the passengers.
- What letters can be added to HANSOM?
- HANSOM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HANSOM:
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