HING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. HING 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HING?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HING is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 7 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HING scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
Anagrams of HING
The 4 tiles of HING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HING
10 longer words begin with HING.
Words ending in HING
Showing 24 of 868 words that end in HING. Useful as a back hook: play HING onto a word already on the board.
Words with HING inside
Showing 24 of 379 words that contain HING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HING
Common questions about HING
- Is HING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HING is not in it.
- How many points is HING worth?
- HING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HING?
- HING takes 7 hooks: 5 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HING:
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