HIDEOUSLY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HIDEOUSLY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
h4i1d2e1o1u1s1l1y4
PlayableHIDEOUSLY · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HIDEOUSLY?
| 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: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful HIDEOUSLY is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIDEOUSLY
No single letter turns HIDEOUSLY into another word.
How HIDEOUSLY scores
Scrabble h4i1d2e1o1u1s1l1y4 16
Words with Friends h3i1d2e1o1u2s1l2y3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in HIDEOUSLY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIDEOUSLY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HIDEOUSLY
- All 9 letters of HIDEOUSLY are different — nothing repeats.
- HIDEOUSLY runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HIDEOUSLY
doylies11 hideous11 loudish11 hyoids13 housey12 hoyles12 delish10 dholes10 hoised10 housed10 lushed10 odyles10 oldish10 shield10 should10 shuled10 soyled10 yields10 yodels10 yodles10 helios9 holies9 housel9 isohel9 ulyies9 loused7 oldies7 siloed7 soiled7 souled7 louies6 dishy12 hoyed12 hyoid12 yodhs12 holey11 hosey11 hoyle11 hyles11 lushy11
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Common questions about HIDEOUSLY
- Is HIDEOUSLY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIDEOUSLY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIDEOUSLY worth?
- HIDEOUSLY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIDEOUSLY?
- No single letter can be added to HIDEOUSLY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HIDEOUSLY:
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