HOGEN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOGEN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOGEN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGEN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hogensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGEN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOGEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
Words starting with HOGEN
1 longer words begin with HOGEN.
Words ending in HOGEN
3 words end in HOGEN. Useful as a back hook: play HOGEN onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOGEN inside
Showing 24 of 52 words that contain HOGEN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOGEN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGEN
Common questions about HOGEN
- Is HOGEN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOGEN is not in it.
- How many points is HOGEN worth?
- HOGEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOGEN?
- HOGEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOGEN:
Open HOGEN in the Word Finder