HOG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HOG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOG?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOG is to know. It scores 7 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOG scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HOG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does HOG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pig, especially one raised for meat.
American English uses hog where British English says pig, and in Britain the word is narrower — it means a castrated male. The verb came from the animal's reputation rather than its habits, which are a good deal cleaner than the phrase suggests.
How HOG is used
Countable: a hog, two hogs. Also a verb.
- The hog went to market at nine months.
- He hogged the fire all evening.
- A hog in Britain and a hog in America are not the same beast.
- Two hogs in one pen will settle who is in charge.
- The animal behind the word hog is cleaner than its reputation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOG
Showing 24 of 57 words that begin with HOG.
Words ending in HOG
12 words end in HOG. Useful as a back hook: play HOG onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOG inside
Showing 24 of 219 words that contain HOG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOG
Common questions about HOG
- Is HOG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOG, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOG worth?
- HOG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOG mean?
- A pig, especially one raised for meat.
- What letters can be added to HOG?
- HOG takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HOG:
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