HOGGET is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOGGET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGGET?
| 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 HOGGET is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGGET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoggetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGGET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOGGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does HOGGET mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A young sheep that has passed its first year but has not yet been sheared.
Hogget belongs to the farmer's vocabulary, where sheep carry different names at different ages. A lamb becomes a hogget after weaning and keeps the name until its first shearing, when it turns into a shearling. In some regions the word has also been used for a young colt or boar, and in New Zealand it is common on the butcher's counter too.
How HOGGET is used
Farming term, mainly British and New Zealand usage.
- The farmer sold twenty hogget at the autumn market.
- A hogget grazes apart from the ewes with young lambs.
- Roast hogget has a stronger flavour than lamb.
- That hogget will be shorn for the first time in June.
- She counted the hogget in the lower field twice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGGET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGGET
1 longer words begin with HOGGET.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGGET
Common questions about HOGGET
- Is HOGGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGGET, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGGET worth?
- HOGGET is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGGET mean?
- A young sheep that has passed its first year but has not yet been sheared.
- What letters can be added to HOGGET?
- HOGGET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOGGET:
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