HEMLOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEMLOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMLOCK?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMLOCK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMLOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hemlocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMLOCK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEMLOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,211 thousand.
What does HEMLOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A highly poisonous plant of the parsley family, or a North American evergreen tree.
The poison hemlock is famous in history as the drink that killed the philosopher Socrates. The tree called hemlock is unrelated to it and has soft flat needles, and the two share a name only through an old resemblance in smell.
How HEMLOCK is used
Context decides whether hemlock means the deadly herb or the conifer.
- Hemlock grows in damp ditches and looks much like wild carrot.
- Socrates was sentenced to drink hemlock.
- A tall hemlock shaded the cabin on the hillside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMLOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMLOCK
1 longer words begin with HEMLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMLOCK
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Common questions about HEMLOCK
- Is HEMLOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMLOCK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMLOCK worth?
- HEMLOCK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMLOCK mean?
- A highly poisonous plant of the parsley family, or a North American evergreen tree.
- What letters can be added to HEMLOCK?
- HEMLOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEMLOCK:
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