HOGTIE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOGTIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGTIE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGTIE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGTIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGTIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOGTIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does HOGTIE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To tie the legs of a person or animal together so that it cannot move.
The word comes from ranch work, where a roper would bind all four feet of a hog or calf to hold it still. It has since spread to people, and also to plans and projects, where to hogtie something means to hamper or block it. Spelling varies, and hog-tie with a hyphen is common. In a figurative sense the cause is often red tape or lack of money.
How HOGTIE is used
Literal use is ranching and rodeo; the figurative use is common in journalism.
- The cowhand moved fast to hogtie the calf.
- Rules and delays can hogtie even a simple project.
- The thieves tried to hogtie the guard.
- Lack of funds threatened to hogtie the whole programme.
- In the rodeo event, riders race to hogtie the animal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGTIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGTIE
3 longer words begin with HOGTIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGTIE
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Common questions about HOGTIE
- Is HOGTIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGTIE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGTIE worth?
- HOGTIE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGTIE mean?
- To tie the legs of a person or animal together so that it cannot move.
- What letters can be added to HOGTIE?
- HOGTIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOGTIE:
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