HOICK is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOICK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOICK?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOICK is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOICK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoicksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOICK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOICK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does HOICK mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalBritish
To pull, lift, or jerk something abruptly and with effort.
To hoick something is to heave it upward or sideways in one rough, sudden movement rather than a smooth, controlled one. British speakers use it of hauling a heavy bag onto a shelf, yanking a stuck door open, or dragging a reluctant child along by the arm. In cricket commentary the same word describes a batsman swinging hard and inelegantly to send the ball high into the air.
How HOICK is used
Informal and mainly British; common in everyday speech and in cricket commentary.
- He had to hoick the suitcase up onto the top shelf.
- She gave the stuck drawer a hard hoick and it finally opened.
- The batsman managed to hoick the ball over the boundary.
- He hoicked the child up onto his shoulders in one motion.
- They had to hoick the boat back onto the trailer by hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOICK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOICK
6 longer words begin with HOICK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOICK
Common questions about HOICK
- Is HOICK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOICK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOICK worth?
- HOICK is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOICK mean?
- To pull, lift, or jerk something abruptly and with effort.
- What letters can be added to HOICK?
- HOICK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOICK:
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