HOATCHING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOATCHING 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4o1a1t1c3h4i1n1g2
Depends on the listHOATCHING · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOATCHING?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.22%
Our own measure of how useful HOATCHING is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOATCHING
No single letter turns HOATCHING into another word.
How HOATCHING scores
Scrabble h4o1a1t1c3h4i1n1g2 18
Words with Friends h3o1a1t1c4h3i1n2g3 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOATCHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOATCHING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOATCHING
hatching17 hotching17 gnathic13 coating10 cotinga10 hainch14 hohing13 aching12 gotcha12 gothic12 canthi11 chaton11 chiton11 anight10 hating10 hoaing10 thingo10 acting9 agonic9 angico9 coting9 action8 atonic8 cation8 gitano7 hanch13 hatch13 hitch13 hotch13 ahigh12 hight12 thigh12 chang11 ching11 ganch11 gatch11 ginch11 gitch11 gonch11 gotch11
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Common questions about HOATCHING
- Is HOATCHING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOATCHING is not in it.
- How many points is HOATCHING worth?
- HOATCHING is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOATCHING?
- No single letter can be added to HOATCHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOATCHING:
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