HINDRANCE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HINDRANCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HINDRANCE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HINDRANCE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HINDRANCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hindrancesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HINDRANCE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HINDRANCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HINDRANCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HINDRANCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thing or person that slows, obstructs or makes progress more difficult.
A hindrance may be physical, like a fallen tree across a road, or abstract, like a poor habit. Sometimes the word names the act of obstructing rather than the obstacle itself.
How HINDRANCE is used
Used in everyday and formal writing, often in the phrase without let or hindrance.
- The heavy rain was a hindrance to the search party.
- Too much paperwork can be a hindrance to real work.
- He regarded his lack of French as no hindrance at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HINDRANCE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HINDRANCE
1 longer words begin with HINDRANCE.
Shorter words from the letters in HINDRANCE
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Common questions about HINDRANCE
- Is HINDRANCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HINDRANCE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HINDRANCE worth?
- HINDRANCE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HINDRANCE mean?
- A thing or person that slows, obstructs or makes progress more difficult.
- What letters can be added to HINDRANCE?
- HINDRANCE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HINDRANCE:
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