HEDGEHOPPER is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. HEDGEHOPPER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEDGEHOPPER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEDGEHOPPER is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEDGEHOPPER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hedgehoppersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEDGEHOPPER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HEDGEHOPPER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEDGEHOPPER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEDGEHOPPER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A pilot or aircraft that flies very low, skimming over hedges and obstacles.
The hedgehopper is a figure of early aviation and crop-dusting, when pilots flew just above the fields. The word comes from the verb hedgehop, which describes the hopping motion over each hedge. A military hedgehopper uses low altitude to avoid radar.
How HEDGEHOPPER is used
Informal, a little dated, common in aviation stories.
- The hedgehopper buzzed the farm and scattered the cows.
- In his youth he had been a daring hedgehopper.
- A hedgehopper can slip under radar by flying so low.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEDGEHOPPER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEDGEHOPPER
1 longer words begin with HEDGEHOPPER.
Shorter words from the letters in HEDGEHOPPER
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Common questions about HEDGEHOPPER
- Is HEDGEHOPPER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEDGEHOPPER, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEDGEHOPPER worth?
- HEDGEHOPPER is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEDGEHOPPER mean?
- A pilot or aircraft that flies very low, skimming over hedges and obstacles.
- What letters can be added to HEDGEHOPPER?
- HEDGEHOPPER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HEDGEHOPPER:
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