HIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIDE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIDE is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIDE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about HIDE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put or keep out of sight.
Hide the verb and hide meaning an animal skin are the same Germanic root, through the idea of a covering. A third hide, an old unit of land, is a separate word entirely.
How HIDE is used
Irregular past tense. Also a noun.
- They hide the key somewhere different every time.
- The word hide covers a verb and an animal skin.
- A hide for watching birds is named from concealment.
- An old unit of land bore the name hide as well.
- Two hides tanned from the same batch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HIDE
The 4 tiles of HIDE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HIDE
16 longer words begin with HIDE.
Words ending in HIDE
19 words end in HIDE. Useful as a back hook: play HIDE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HIDE inside
Showing 24 of 34 words that contain HIDE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HIDE
Common questions about HIDE
- Is HIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIDE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIDE worth?
- HIDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIDE mean?
- To put or keep out of sight.
- What letters can be added to HIDE?
- HIDE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HIDE:
Open HIDE in the Word Finder