HISS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HISS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISS?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISS is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HISS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HISS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does HISS mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a sharp sibilant sound similar to a prolonged s.
Snakes and geese are well known for producing this noise as a warning signal. Radiators and gas leaks can also hiss when pressure escapes through a narrow opening.
How HISS is used
Often used to describe animal warnings or escaping gas.
- The cat began to hiss at the stranger.
- Steam hisses loudly from the old pipe.
- The snake hissed before it struck.
- Radiators sometimes hiss as they heat up.
- The audience hissed at the villain onstage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISS
12 longer words begin with HISS.
Words ending in HISS
1 words end in HISS. Useful as a back hook: play HISS onto a word already on the board.
Words with HISS inside
5 words contain HISS in the middle. Words that start with HISS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HISS
Common questions about HISS
- Is HISS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISS worth?
- HISS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISS mean?
- To make a sharp sibilant sound similar to a prolonged s.
- What letters can be added to HISS?
- HISS takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HISS:
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