HOBBLEDEHOY is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. HOBBLEDEHOY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOBBLEDEHOY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOBBLEDEHOY is to know. It scores 25 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOBBLEDEHOY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hobbledehoysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOBBLEDEHOY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOBBLEDEHOY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOBBLEDEHOY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOBBLEDEHOY mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichumorous
An awkward, clumsy teenage boy.
The word hobbledehoy paints a picture of a youth caught between boyhood and manhood, all limbs and no grace. It survives mainly in novels and in affectionate teasing.
How HOBBLEDEHOY is used
Hobbledehoy is old-fashioned and mostly literary or playful today.
- The lanky hobbledehoy tripped over the doormat.
- Dickens filled his pages with every sort of hobbledehoy.
- He was a shy hobbledehoy who grew into a graceful dancer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOBBLEDEHOY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOBBLEDEHOY
7 longer words begin with HOBBLEDEHOY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOBBLEDEHOY
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Common questions about HOBBLEDEHOY
- Is HOBBLEDEHOY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOBBLEDEHOY, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOBBLEDEHOY worth?
- HOBBLEDEHOY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOBBLEDEHOY mean?
- An awkward, clumsy teenage boy.
- What letters can be added to HOBBLEDEHOY?
- HOBBLEDEHOY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOBBLEDEHOY:
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