HOGMANE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOGMANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGMANE?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGMANE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGMANE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hogmanesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGMANE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOGMANE, 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 | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does HOGMANE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A horse's mane cut short so that it stands up stiffly.
A hogmane gives a horse a bristly, brush-like crest and was once a fashion among riders and grooms. The name compares the stiff ridge to the bristles on a hog's back, and it is quite unrelated to the Scottish New Year festival with a similar spelling.
How HOGMANE is used
The word hogmane is a rare horse-keeping term, found in older books.
- The groom clipped the pony into a neat hogmane.
- With its hogmane the horse looked ready for the show ring.
- A hogmane stands upright like a brush.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGMANE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGMANE
1 longer words begin with HOGMANE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGMANE
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Common questions about HOGMANE
- Is HOGMANE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGMANE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGMANE worth?
- HOGMANE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGMANE mean?
- A horse's mane cut short so that it stands up stiffly.
- What letters can be added to HOGMANE?
- HOGMANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOGMANE:
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