HIKOI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIKOI 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIKOI?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIKOI is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIKOI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hikoisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIKOI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HIKOI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does HIKOI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A protest march or walk, especially one organized by Maori in New Zealand.
The word hikoi comes from Maori, where it simply means to walk or to step, and English kept the term rather than translating it. Journalists reach for hikoi instead of a plainer English word whenever an event carries particular cultural or political weight, such as the 1975 land hikoi led by Dame Whina Cooper that ended at parliament in Wellington. Because the term travelled into English as a loanword, it can serve as either a noun for the event itself or a verb describing what the participants do, so a group may hikoi for many days before its journey is over. The spelling and pronunciation stayed close to the original Maori, unlike many older borrowings that were reshaped to fit English sound patterns.
How HIKOI is used
Used mainly in New Zealand English, chiefly in news reporting and public life, for organized protest walks rather than for ordinary walking.
- The hikoi set out from the north and walked for eleven days.
- Thousands joined the hikoi as it reached the capital.
- Elders led the hikoi past the old marae.
- News crews followed the hikoi the whole way to parliament.
- A hikoi of this size had not been seen in a decade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIKOI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIKOI
3 longer words begin with HIKOI.
Shorter words from the letters in HIKOI
Common questions about HIKOI
- Is HIKOI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIKOI is not in it.
- How many points is HIKOI worth?
- HIKOI is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIKOI mean?
- A protest march or walk, especially one organized by Maori in New Zealand.
- What letters can be added to HIKOI?
- HIKOI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HIKOI:
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