HOGBACK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOGBACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGBACK?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGBACK is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGBACK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hogbacksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGBACK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOGBACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does HOGBACK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long, sharp-crested ridge with steep sides, often formed from tilted layers of hard rock.
A hogback gets its name from its resemblance to the arched back of a hog. In geology the word describes a ridge worn out of steeply inclined strata.
How HOGBACK is used
Hogback is a geography and geology term, common in the western United States.
- The trail follows a narrow hogback above the valley.
- Erosion left the sandstone as a long hogback.
- We could see the hogback against the evening sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGBACK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGBACK
1 longer words begin with HOGBACK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGBACK
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Common questions about HOGBACK
- Is HOGBACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGBACK, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGBACK worth?
- HOGBACK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGBACK mean?
- A long, sharp-crested ridge with steep sides, often formed from tilted layers of hard rock.
- What letters can be added to HOGBACK?
- HOGBACK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOGBACK:
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