HOCKSHOP is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HOCKSHOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOCKSHOP?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOCKSHOP is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOCKSHOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hockshopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOCKSHOP scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOCKSHOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOCKSHOP has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOCKSHOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A shop where people leave belongings as security in return for a loan.
This is the casual American word for what banks would call a pawnbroker. Songs and stories often send down-on-their-luck characters to the hockshop with a watch or an instrument.
How HOCKSHOP is used
Informal, mainly American, used for a pawnshop.
- He carried his father watch to the hockshop on Fifth Street.
- The hockshop window was full of guitars.
- She never went back to the hockshop to claim the ring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOCKSHOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOCKSHOP
1 longer words begin with HOCKSHOP.
Shorter words from the letters in HOCKSHOP
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Common questions about HOCKSHOP
- Is HOCKSHOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOCKSHOP, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOCKSHOP worth?
- HOCKSHOP is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOCKSHOP mean?
- A shop where people leave belongings as security in return for a loan.
- What letters can be added to HOCKSHOP?
- HOCKSHOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOCKSHOP:
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