HAWBUCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAWBUCKS 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 22 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HAWBUCKS?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAWBUCKS is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAWBUCKS
No single letter turns HAWBUCKS into another word.
How HAWBUCKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HAWBUCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAWBUCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HAWBUCKS
- All 8 letters of HAWBUCKS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HAWBUCKS
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Common questions about HAWBUCKS
- Is HAWBUCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HAWBUCKS is not in it.
- How many points is HAWBUCKS worth?
- HAWBUCKS is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HAWBUCKS?
- No single letter can be added to HAWBUCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HAWBUCKS:
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