HITCHHIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HITCHHIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HITCHHIKE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HITCHHIKE is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HITCHHIKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HITCHHIKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HITCHHIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 3 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. HITCHHIKE needs 1 blank tile.
What does HITCHHIKE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
To hitchhike usually means standing at the roadside with a raised thumb or a sign. It was a classic way for students to see the world cheaply, though it is now considered risky and is restricted in some places.
How HITCHHIKE is used
Hitchhike is used for roadside travel on other peoples rides, and in a looser way for catching a free lift.
- They decided to hitchhike across the country.
- She had to hitchhike home after the bus broke down.
- He used to hitchhike to the coast every summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HITCHHIKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HITCHHIKE
4 longer words begin with HITCHHIKE.
Shorter words from the letters in HITCHHIKE
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Common questions about HITCHHIKE
- Is HITCHHIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HITCHHIKE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HITCHHIKE worth?
- HITCHHIKE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HITCHHIKE mean?
- To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles.
- What letters can be added to HITCHHIKE?
- HITCHHIKE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HITCHHIKE:
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