HOAED is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOAED 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 HOAED?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOAED is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOAED
No single letter turns HOAED into another word.
How HOAED scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOAED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What stands out about HOAED
- HOAED runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words ending in HOAED
1 words end in HOAED. Useful as a back hook: play HOAED onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HOAED
Common questions about HOAED
- Is HOAED valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOAED is not in it.
- How many points is HOAED worth?
- HOAED is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOAED?
- No single letter can be added to HOAED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOAED:
Open HOAED in the Word Finder