Is HINT valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HINT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HINT worth?

HINT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HINT?

HINT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

HINT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points

Yes. HINT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.

h4i1n1t1

PlayableHINT · 4 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 7 pts WWF

7points in Scrabble

7points in Words with Friends

4letters

2hooks available

1 in 6,051odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HINT?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.75

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.75%

Our own measure of how useful HINT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HINT

Front hooks — 1

ahint8

Back hooks — 1

hints8

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HINT scores

Scrabble h4i1n1t1 7

Words with Friends h3i1n2t1 7

Face value of the 4 tiles in HINT, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
i	1	9
n	1	6
t	1	6

Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.

What does HINT mean in Scrabble?

noun

A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.

A hint gives just enough information to help someone guess or understand something without stating it directly. Teachers sometimes offer a hint to guide students toward the correct answer.

How HINT is used

Often used when giving indirect help without revealing the full answer.

She dropped a hint about the surprise party.
Can you give me a hint for this puzzle.
His tone hinted at frustration.
There was a hint of sarcasm in her reply.
The clues offered only the faintest hint of the solution.

Written for this site: 1 meaning of HINT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.

Anagrams of HINT

thin7

The 4 tiles of HINT in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with HINT

hints8 hinted10 hinter9 hinters10 hinting11 hintings12 hintingly16 hinterland14 hinterlands15

9 longer words begin with HINT.

Words ending in HINT

ahint8

1 words end in HINT. Useful as a back hook: play HINT onto a word already on the board.

Words with HINT inside

chints11 chintz20 shinty12 chintzy24 chintses13 chintzes22 shintied12 shinties11 chintzier23 chintzily26 shintying16 chintziest24 chintziness25 chintzinesses27

14 words contain HINT in the middle. Words that start with HINT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in HINT

hin6 hit6 nth6 nit3 tin3 hi5 in2 it2 ti2

Common questions about HINT

Is HINT valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HINT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HINT worth?: HINT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
What does HINT mean?: A slight or indirect indication or suggestion.
What letters can be added to HINT?: HINT takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HINT:

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