HELLO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HELLO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HELLO?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HELLO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HELLO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hellosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HELLO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HELLO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 65,354.
What does HELLO mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A common greeting used when meeting someone, answering the telephone, or calling out to attract someone's attention.
Hello grew out of an older family of attention-getting shouts such as hollo and holla, words hunters and sailors once used to hail someone at a distance. The telephone gave hello its modern role: as the device spread in the late nineteenth century, inventors debated how callers should open a conversation, and hello won out over Alexander Graham Bell's preferred ahoy. Because it works equally well face to face, on the phone, or in writing, hello has become the default English greeting across almost every register, from casual chat to formal correspondence. Its tone shifts with delivery, so the same word can sound welcoming, surprised, or, drawn out sarcastically, even annoyed.
How HELLO is used
The single most common English greeting, appropriate in almost any spoken or written context and standard for opening a telephone call.
- She waved and called out hello from across the street.
- He always answers the phone with a cheerful hello.
- A simple hello broke the awkward silence between them.
- The children practiced saying hello in three languages.
- Hello, is anyone home?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HELLO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HELLO
5 longer words begin with HELLO.
Words with HELLO inside
10 words contain HELLO in the middle. Words that start with HELLO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HELLO
Common questions about HELLO
- Is HELLO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HELLO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HELLO worth?
- HELLO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HELLO mean?
- A common greeting used when meeting someone, answering the telephone, or calling out to attract someone's attention.
- What letters can be added to HELLO?
- HELLO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HELLO:
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