HOARFROST is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOARFROST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOARFROST?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOARFROST is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOARFROST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoarfrostsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOARFROST scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOARFROST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOARFROST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOARFROST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A white deposit of ice crystals formed from frozen water vapour on surfaces outdoors in clear, still, cold weather.
Hoarfrost coats grass, fences and branches with feathery crystals and makes a winter morning look silvered. The first element comes from an old word meaning grey, which suits its pale colour.
How HOARFROST is used
Used in weather description and poetic writing, where it is a close match for white frost.
- Hoarfrost covered every twig in the orchard.
- We walked across fields stiff with hoarfrost.
- The sun melted the hoarfrost on the fence by nine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOARFROST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOARFROST
1 longer words begin with HOARFROST.
Shorter words from the letters in HOARFROST
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Common questions about HOARFROST
- Is HOARFROST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOARFROST, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOARFROST worth?
- HOARFROST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOARFROST mean?
- A white deposit of ice crystals formed from frozen water vapour on surfaces outdoors in clear, still, cold weather.
- What letters can be added to HOARFROST?
- HOARFROST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOARFROST:
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