Is HESPS valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HESPS is not in it.

How many points is HESPS worth?

HESPS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HESPS?

HESPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HESPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. HESPS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

h4e1s1p3s1

Depends on the listHESPS · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 261,415odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HESPS?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Not listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Not listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.8%

Our own measure of how useful HESPS is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HESPS

Front hooks — 1

thesps11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HESPS scores

Scrabble h4e1s1p3s1 10

Words with Friends h3e1s1p4s1 10

Face value of the 5 tiles in HESPS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
e	1	12
s	2	4
p	1	2

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.

Words ending in HESPS

thesps11

1 words end in HESPS. Useful as a back hook: play HESPS onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HESPS

heps9 hesp9 pehs9 sesh7 shes7 seps6 hep8 peh8 ehs6 hes6 she6 pes5 ess3 ses3 eh5 he5 sh5 pe4 es2

Common questions about HESPS

Is HESPS valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HESPS is not in it.
How many points is HESPS worth?: HESPS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HESPS?: HESPS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HESPS:

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