HECKLE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HECKLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HECKLE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HECKLE is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HECKLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HECKLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HECKLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,129 thousand.
What does HECKLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To interrupt a speaker or performer with loud, hostile or mocking remarks.
Anyone who chooses to heckle a speaker usually does so from the audience, trying to throw the speaker off. The word also has an older textile sense of combing flax to prepare it for spinning.
How HECKLE is used
Common in talk of politics, comedy and public meetings.
- Some in the crowd began to heckle the minister.
- It is hard to heckle a comedian who answers back so quickly.
- Protesters tried to heckle the candidate as he spoke.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HECKLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HECKLE
4 longer words begin with HECKLE.
Shorter words from the letters in HECKLE
Common questions about HECKLE
- Is HECKLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HECKLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HECKLE worth?
- HECKLE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HECKLE mean?
- To interrupt a speaker or performer with loud, hostile or mocking remarks.
- What letters can be added to HECKLE?
- HECKLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HECKLE:
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