HAWSE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HAWSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAWSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAWSE is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAWSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAWSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAWSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does HAWSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
The part of a ship's bow that holds the openings through which the anchor cables pass, or the space between an anchored vessel and its anchors.
Sailors speak of a clear hawse when the anchor cables run straight and untangled, and a foul hawse when they have twisted around each other. The term also names the holes themselves, cut into the bow so that heavy chain can run down to the anchor. Because the word belongs almost entirely to sailing vocabulary, it rarely appears outside nautical writing or older sea narratives. A ship crossing close in front of another is sometimes said to cross her hawse.
How HAWSE is used
A specialized nautical term, mostly found in sailing manuals, maritime history, and older sea fiction.
- The mate checked the hawse before the ship weighed anchor.
- Heavy chain rattled through the hawse as the anchor dropped.
- A crossing schooner passed dangerously close across their hawse.
- The old sloop had a badly rusted hawse pipe.
- Officers were trained to clear a foul hawse quickly in rough weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAWSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAWSE
8 longer words begin with HAWSE.
Words with HAWSE inside
1 words contain HAWSE in the middle. Words that start with HAWSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAWSE
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Common questions about HAWSE
- Is HAWSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAWSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAWSE worth?
- HAWSE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAWSE mean?
- The part of a ship's bow that holds the openings through which the anchor cables pass, or the space between an anchored vessel and its anchors.
- What letters can be added to HAWSE?
- HAWSE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAWSE:
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