HENPECK is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HENPECK 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 HENPECK?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HENPECK is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HENPECK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
henpecksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HENPECK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HENPECK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053 thousand.
What does HENPECK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To nag and order a husband or partner about constantly.
The image comes from hens pecking at one another in a farmyard. It is mostly met in the passive form "henpecked", describing a man who gives way to every demand at home.
How HENPECK is used
Humorous or mildly disapproving, and traditionally said of a wife toward her husband.
- She would never henpeck him about the dishes.
- Some people think it unfair to henpeck a partner over small mistakes.
- The comedian joked that his aunt could henpeck an entire village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HENPECK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HENPECK
5 longer words begin with HENPECK.
Shorter words from the letters in HENPECK
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Common questions about HENPECK
- Is HENPECK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HENPECK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HENPECK worth?
- HENPECK is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HENPECK mean?
- To nag and order a husband or partner about constantly.
- What letters can be added to HENPECK?
- HENPECK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HENPECK:
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