HOGMANAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HOGMANAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGMANAY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGMANAY is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGMANAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hogmanaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGMANAY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOGMANAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOGMANAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOGMANAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
New Year's Eve in Scotland, and the celebrations held that night.
Hogmanay is a bigger event in Scotland than Christmas has historically been, with street parties and singing at midnight. Customs include first-footing, where the first visitor of the new year brings small gifts.
How HOGMANAY is used
Hogmanay is used in Scottish and British contexts for the last day of the year.
- We spent Hogmanay with friends in Edinburgh.
- Fireworks lit the castle on Hogmanay.
- On Hogmanay everyone joined hands to sing at midnight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGMANAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOGMANAY
The 8 tiles of HOGMANAY in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOGMANAY
1 longer words begin with HOGMANAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGMANAY
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Common questions about HOGMANAY
- Is HOGMANAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGMANAY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGMANAY worth?
- HOGMANAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGMANAY mean?
- New Year's Eve in Scotland, and the celebrations held that night.
- What letters can be added to HOGMANAY?
- HOGMANAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOGMANAY:
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