HOECAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOECAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOECAKE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOECAKE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOECAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoecakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOECAKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOECAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does HOECAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North Americanhistorical
A thin, flat cake of cornmeal, originally baked on the blade of a hoe over a fire.
A hoecake is a simple bread of cornmeal, water and salt that was a staple in the American South. Field workers once cooked a hoecake on a hoe held over an open fire. It is close to a johnnycake and is now made on a griddle or in a pan.
How HOECAKE is used
Hoecake appears in Southern cooking, food history and regional fiction.
- She served a hot hoecake with butter and molasses.
- The old recipe for hoecake needs only cornmeal, water and salt.
- A hoecake baked on a griddle is crisp at the edges.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOECAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOECAKE
1 longer words begin with HOECAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOECAKE
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Common questions about HOECAKE
- Is HOECAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOECAKE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOECAKE worth?
- HOECAKE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOECAKE mean?
- A thin, flat cake of cornmeal, originally baked on the blade of a hoe over a fire.
- What letters can be added to HOECAKE?
- HOECAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOECAKE:
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