Is HAWKS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAWKS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HAWKS worth?

HAWKS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HAWKS?

HAWKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HAWKS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points

Yes. HAWKS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.

h4a1w4k5s1

PlayableHAWKS · 5 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 522,830odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HAWKS?

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: 38 / 100

38WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

3.6%

Our own measure of how useful HAWKS is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HAWKS

Front hooks — 1

chawks18

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HAWKS scores

Scrabble h4a1w4k5s1 15

Words with Friends h3a1w4k5s1 14

Face value of the 5 tiles in HAWKS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
a	1	9
w	1	2
k	1	1
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.

Words starting with HAWKS

hawkshaw24 hawksbill21 hawkshaws25 hawksbeard23 hawksbills22 hawksbeards24

6 longer words begin with HAWKS.

Words ending in HAWKS

chawks18 mohawks19 dorhawks19 goshawks19 seahawks18 ballhawks21 mopehawks23 newshawks22 tomahawks21 eaglehawks21 mollyhawks25 nighthawks24 sparrowhawks27

13 words end in HAWKS. Useful as a back hook: play HAWKS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HAWKS

hawk14 awks11 hask11 kaws11 skaw11 haws10 shaw10 shwa10 wash10 awk10 kaw10 haw9 wah9 wha9 aks7 ask7 kas7 ska7 ahs6 ash6 has6 saw6 sha6 was6 ka6 ah5 aw5 ha5 sh5 as2

Common questions about HAWKS

Is HAWKS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAWKS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HAWKS worth?: HAWKS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HAWKS?: HAWKS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAWKS:

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