HINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HINGS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HINGS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HINGS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HINGS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HINGS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
Anagrams of HINGS
The 5 tiles of HINGS in a different order — 1 found.
Words ending in HINGS
Showing 24 of 203 words that end in HINGS. Useful as a back hook: play HINGS onto a word already on the board.
Words with HINGS inside
4 words contain HINGS in the middle. Words that start with HINGS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HINGS
Common questions about HINGS
- Is HINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HINGS is not in it.
- How many points is HINGS worth?
- HINGS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HINGS?
- HINGS takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HINGS:
Open HINGS in the Word Finder