HEDGY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEDGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEDGY?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEDGY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEDGY
No single letter turns HEDGY into another word.
How HEDGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEDGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does HEDGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Deliberately vague or evasive, avoiding a clear or firm position.
A hedgy answer avoids committing to one side of a question, often through careful wording that leaves room to change position later. The word comes from the verb to hedge, meaning to protect oneself against loss by not fully committing. People describe a statement, a politician or a business forecast as hedgy when it seems designed to dodge a direct answer. A hedgy reply frustrates listeners who want a plain yes or no.
How HEDGY is used
Informal, used mainly to criticize speech or writing that avoids taking a clear position.
- The manager gave a hedgy response when asked about layoffs.
- Her hedgy statement left reporters no closer to an answer.
- He grew tired of the hedgy language in the report.
- The forecast sounded hedgy, mentioning both growth and decline.
- Voters distrust a hedgy candidate who avoids firm promises.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEDGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HEDGY
Common questions about HEDGY
- Is HEDGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEDGY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEDGY worth?
- HEDGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEDGY mean?
- Deliberately vague or evasive, avoiding a clear or firm position.
- What letters can be added to HEDGY?
- No single letter can be added to HEDGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEDGY:
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