HOEDOWN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOEDOWN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOEDOWN?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOEDOWN is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOEDOWN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoedownsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOEDOWN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOEDOWN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 496,266.
What does HOEDOWN mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A lively party with folk music and square dancing, or the dance and tune played at it.
A hoedown is linked in people's minds with barns, fiddles and a caller shouting the steps. Today the word is also used for themed parties where guests dress in cowboy style and dance to country music.
How HOEDOWN is used
Hoedown is chiefly American and covers both the event and the energetic dance music played there.
- The fiddlers struck up a hoedown in the barn.
- We are holding a hoedown to raise money for the school.
- Everyone joined the hoedown, boots stomping on the boards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOEDOWN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOEDOWN
The 7 tiles of HOEDOWN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOEDOWN
1 longer words begin with HOEDOWN.
Shorter words from the letters in HOEDOWN
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Common questions about HOEDOWN
- Is HOEDOWN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOEDOWN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOEDOWN worth?
- HOEDOWN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOEDOWN mean?
- A lively party with folk music and square dancing, or the dance and tune played at it.
- What letters can be added to HOEDOWN?
- HOEDOWN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOEDOWN:
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