HESSIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HESSIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HESSIAN?
| 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 HESSIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HESSIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hessiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HESSIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HESSIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What does HESSIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, coarse cloth woven from jute or hemp, used for sacks and wrapping.
Gardeners wrap young plants in hessian to protect them from frost, and shops sell it by the roll for rustic decorations. The name comes from Hesse in Germany, which is also why a person from that region is a Hessian.
How HESSIAN is used
Hessian is the British and Australian word for burlap.
- He wrapped the potted tree in hessian before the first frost.
- The coffee beans arrived in hessian sacks.
- A strip of hessian covered the wall behind the shelves.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HESSIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HESSIAN
The 7 tiles of HESSIAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HESSIAN
1 longer words begin with HESSIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HESSIAN
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Common questions about HESSIAN
- Is HESSIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HESSIAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HESSIAN worth?
- HESSIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HESSIAN mean?
- A strong, coarse cloth woven from jute or hemp, used for sacks and wrapping.
- What letters can be added to HESSIAN?
- HESSIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HESSIAN:
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