HOGWEED is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOGWEED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOGWEED?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOGWEED is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOGWEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hogweedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOGWEED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOGWEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 631,611.
What does HOGWEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A tall, coarse plant of the parsley family with thick stems and clusters of white flowers.
Hogweed grows along roadsides and field edges and was once gathered as fodder for pigs, which explains the name. The giant kind is notorious because its sap can cause painful skin burns when sunlight reaches it.
How HOGWEED is used
Hogweed is the common name for several tall umbrella-flowered weeds, so context says which is meant.
- Tall hogweed lined the ditch beside the lane.
- Gardeners are warned never to touch giant hogweed with bare hands.
- The rabbits ignored the hogweed and ate the clover instead.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOGWEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOGWEED
1 longer words begin with HOGWEED.
Shorter words from the letters in HOGWEED
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Common questions about HOGWEED
- Is HOGWEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOGWEED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOGWEED worth?
- HOGWEED is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOGWEED mean?
- A tall, coarse plant of the parsley family with thick stems and clusters of white flowers.
- What letters can be added to HOGWEED?
- HOGWEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOGWEED:
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