HICKORY is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HICKORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HICKORY?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HICKORY is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HICKORY
Front hooks — 1
chickoryBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HICKORY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HICKORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does HICKORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A North American tree of the walnut family with tough, heavy wood and edible nuts.
Hickory wood is prized for tool handles and for smoking meat, because it burns hot and gives a strong flavour. The pecan is a hickory species, and hickory nuts feed squirrels.
How HICKORY is used
Hickory names both the tree and its tough timber.
- The axe had a handle made of hickory.
- We smoked the ribs over hickory chips.
- A tall hickory shaded the farmhouse porch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HICKORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HICKORY
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Common questions about HICKORY
- Is HICKORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HICKORY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HICKORY worth?
- HICKORY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HICKORY mean?
- A North American tree of the walnut family with tough, heavy wood and edible nuts.
- What letters can be added to HICKORY?
- HICKORY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HICKORY:
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