HELLCAT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HELLCAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELLCAT?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELLCAT is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELLCAT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hellcatsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELLCAT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HELLCAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does HELLCAT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A hellcat is a spiteful, fierce-tempered woman.
A hellcat is an old, theatrical figure, used in fiction for a woman who fights back fiercely. It can be an insult, though some speakers use it with grudging admiration.
How HELLCAT is used
Hellcat is an informal, dated term for a bad-tempered woman.
- The novel's heroine is a proud hellcat who never gives in.
- Her neighbours called her a hellcat after the shouting match.
- He married a hellcat and never had a quiet evening again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELLCAT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELLCAT
1 longer words begin with HELLCAT.
Shorter words from the letters in HELLCAT
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Common questions about HELLCAT
- Is HELLCAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELLCAT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELLCAT worth?
- HELLCAT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELLCAT mean?
- A hellcat is a spiteful, fierce-tempered woman.
- What letters can be added to HELLCAT?
- HELLCAT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HELLCAT:
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