HOCKEY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HOCKEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOCKEY?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOCKEY is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOCKEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hockeysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOCKEY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOCKEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,552 thousand.
What does HOCKEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A team sport in which players use curved sticks to drive a ball or puck into a goal.
Field hockey uses a ball on grass, while ice hockey uses a puck on a rink. Which one the word means depends on the country.
How HOCKEY is used
Meaning varies by region: ice hockey in North America.
- The school plays hockey on Wednesday afternoons.
- We watched hockey on television all evening.
- He bought a new stick for hockey practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOCKEY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOCKEY
The 6 tiles of HOCKEY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOCKEY
1 longer words begin with HOCKEY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOCKEY
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Common questions about HOCKEY
- Is HOCKEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOCKEY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOCKEY worth?
- HOCKEY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOCKEY mean?
- A team sport in which players use curved sticks to drive a ball or puck into a goal.
- What letters can be added to HOCKEY?
- HOCKEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOCKEY:
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