HAWKIE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HAWKIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAWKIE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAWKIE is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAWKIE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hawkiesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAWKIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAWKIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What does HAWKIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scotsdialect
A cow with a white face or a white stripe down its face; also a pet name for a cow.
Hawkie belongs to farm speech in Scotland and northern England. Farmers call a favourite beast this, much as other people give a pet a nickname.
How HAWKIE is used
Dialect; found mostly in older rural writing.
- The farmer led old hawkie into the byre.
- Our hawkie gave the best milk in the glen.
- A white-faced hawkie grazed by the burn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAWKIE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAWKIE
1 longer words begin with HAWKIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HAWKIE
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Common questions about HAWKIE
- Is HAWKIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAWKIE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAWKIE worth?
- HAWKIE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAWKIE mean?
- A cow with a white face or a white stripe down its face; also a pet name for a cow.
- What letters can be added to HAWKIE?
- HAWKIE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAWKIE:
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