HOC is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOC 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 8 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOC?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOC is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HOC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HOC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,053.
What does HOC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
The Latin word for 'this', kept in English inside borrowed Latin phrases rather than used on its own.
Hoc is the neuter form of the Latin demonstrative hic, and English speakers meet it packaged inside phrases such as ad hoc, for this particular purpose, and post hoc, after this and therefore wrongly blamed on it. Outside those set phrases, hoc is not really part of ordinary English sentences.
How HOC is used
Formal; almost always seen as part of a fixed Latin phrase such as ad hoc or post hoc.
- The Latin tag ad hoc literally combines ad, to, and hoc, this.
- In post hoc, the word hoc refers to the event that came before.
- The professor listed hic, haec, and hoc on the board to show all three Latin genders.
- Students learn hoc as the neuter form of the demonstrative hic.
- The phrase ad hoc borrows hoc directly from classical Latin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOC
The 3 tiles of HOC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOC
23 longer words begin with HOC.
Words ending in HOC
4 words end in HOC. Useful as a back hook: play HOC onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOC inside
Showing 24 of 192 words that contain HOC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOC
Common questions about HOC
- Is HOC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOC worth?
- HOC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOC mean?
- The Latin word for 'this', kept in English inside borrowed Latin phrases rather than used on its own.
- What letters can be added to HOC?
- HOC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HOC:
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