HISTORY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HISTORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HISTORY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HISTORY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HISTORY
No single letter turns HISTORY into another word.
How HISTORY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HISTORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HISTORY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The study or record of past events, especially those concerning people and societies.
History can mean the academic subject, the whole story of the past, or the personal record of one person or thing, as in a medical history. The word also hides a small joke in the saying that someone who fails is "history", meaning finished.
How HISTORY is used
The word history covers the subject taught in school and any account of past events.
- She is studying history at university.
- The town has a long history of flooding.
- The doctor asked about his family history.
- That building is part of local history.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HISTORY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HISTORY
1 longer words begin with HISTORY.
Shorter words from the letters in HISTORY
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Common questions about HISTORY
- Is HISTORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HISTORY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HISTORY worth?
- HISTORY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HISTORY mean?
- The study or record of past events, especially those concerning people and societies.
- What letters can be added to HISTORY?
- No single letter can be added to HISTORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HISTORY:
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