HOGGISHNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOGGISHNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGGISHNESS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGGISHNESS is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGGISHNESS
No single letter turns HOGGISHNESS into another word.
How HOGGISHNESS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOGGISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOGGISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOGGISHNESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Greedy, selfish behaviour, especially taking far more than one's fair share.
Hoggishness compares a person to a hog that shoves everyone aside at the trough. It can describe a greedy eater or someone who grabs the best of everything. The tone is scornful, so it works better in complaint than in neutral reporting.
How HOGGISHNESS is used
An informal, scornful word for greed and selfishness.
- His hoggishness at the buffet embarrassed everyone.
- The hoggishness of the company executives angered the workers.
- She was annoyed by the sheer hoggishness of the guests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGGISHNESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGGISHNESS
1 longer words begin with HOGGISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGGISHNESS
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Common questions about HOGGISHNESS
- Is HOGGISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGGISHNESS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGGISHNESS worth?
- HOGGISHNESS is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGGISHNESS mean?
- Greedy, selfish behaviour, especially taking far more than one's fair share.
- What letters can be added to HOGGISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to HOGGISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOGGISHNESS:
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