HAUNCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAUNCHING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4a1u1n1c3h4i1n1g2
Depends on the listHAUNCHING · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HAUNCHING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful HAUNCHING is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAUNCHING
No single letter turns HAUNCHING into another word.
How HAUNCHING scores
Scrabble h4a1u1n1c3h4i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends h3a1u2n2c4h3i1n2g3 21
Face value of the 9 tiles in HAUNCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAUNCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HAUNCHING
hanching17 hunching17 unaching14 unchain12 hainch14 haunch14 aching12 gaunch12 hungan10 unhang10 caning9 guanin7 ungain7 hanch13 hunch13 ahigh12 haugh12 chang11 ching11 ganch11 gauch11 ginch11 chain10 china10 nauch10 nucha10 ahing9 anigh9 hangi9 acing8 cuing8 hinau8 uncia7 unica7 ingan6 high11 chug10 gach10 hunh10 chai9
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Common questions about HAUNCHING
- Is HAUNCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAUNCHING is not in it.
- How many points is HAUNCHING worth?
- HAUNCHING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAUNCHING?
- No single letter can be added to HAUNCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HAUNCHING:
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