HOARSEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOARSEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOARSEN?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOARSEN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOARSEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoarsensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOARSEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOARSEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 64,331.
What does HOARSEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make a voice rough and husky, or to become rough and husky.
Shouting at a match or a long cold can hoarsen a voice until speech comes out as a croak. The verb hoarsen works both with an object and on its own, and it is far less common than the adjective hoarse.
How HOARSEN is used
Hoarsen is found in descriptive writing about voices and throats.
- Hours of cheering will hoarsen your voice by evening.
- Smoke and dust began to hoarsen the singer.
- His tone seemed to hoarsen as he told the sad story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOARSEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOARSEN
The 7 tiles of HOARSEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOARSEN
5 longer words begin with HOARSEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HOARSEN
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Common questions about HOARSEN
- Is HOARSEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOARSEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOARSEN worth?
- HOARSEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOARSEN mean?
- To make a voice rough and husky, or to become rough and husky.
- What letters can be added to HOARSEN?
- HOARSEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOARSEN:
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