HOGG is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOGG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGG is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoggsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOGG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does HOGG mean in Scrabble?
noun
dialect
A young sheep before its first shearing.
Hogg is a shepherd's term and has nothing to do with pigs, despite looking as though it should. British hill farming keeps the word in daily use and the rest of English never sees it.
How HOGG is used
Countable: a hogg, two hoggs. Also spelled hog.
- A hogg is counted separately from a ewe.
- The word hogg has nothing to do with pigs.
- Two hoggs sold at the same market.
- Hill farmers use hogg every day of the year.
- A hogg becomes something else after its first shearing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGG
18 longer words begin with HOGG.
Words with HOGG inside
9 words contain HOGG in the middle. Words that start with HOGG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGG
Common questions about HOGG
- Is HOGG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGG worth?
- HOGG is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGG mean?
- A young sheep before its first shearing.
- What letters can be added to HOGG?
- HOGG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOGG:
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