HOBOISM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOBOISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOBOISM?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOBOISM is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOBOISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoboismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOBOISM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOBOISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does HOBOISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The way of life of a hobo, meaning a wandering worker or tramp.
Hoboism carries echoes of the American railroad era, when jobless men rode freight trains looking for seasonal work. Writers use it for that vanished culture with its own signs, songs and camp rules.
How HOBOISM is used
Hoboism is a rare word that describes either the tramp lifestyle or the state of being a wandering worker.
- The book romanticises hoboism during the Depression.
- He drifted into hoboism after the mill closed.
- Hoboism had its own code of signs scratched on fences.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOBOISM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOBOISM
1 longer words begin with HOBOISM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOBOISM
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Common questions about HOBOISM
- Is HOBOISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOBOISM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOBOISM worth?
- HOBOISM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOBOISM mean?
- The way of life of a hobo, meaning a wandering worker or tramp.
- What letters can be added to HOBOISM?
- HOBOISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOBOISM:
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