HOICKSES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOICKSES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4o1i1c3k5s1e1s1
Depends on the listHOICKSES · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOICKSES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
42WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.25%
Our own measure of how useful HOICKSES is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOICKSES
No single letter turns HOICKSES into another word.
How HOICKSES scores
Scrabble h4o1i1c3k5s1e1s1 17
Words with Friends h3o1i1c4k5s1e1s1 17
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOICKSES, 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 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOICKSES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOICKSES
chokies16 chokes15 hoicks15 shocks15 kishes13 sheiks13 shikse13 sickos12 choses11 coshes11 skioes10 hoises9 cosies8 cossie8 chiks14 choke14 hecks14 hicks14 hocks14 hoick14 shock14 hikes12 hoiks12 hokes12 hokis12 okehs12 sheik12 skosh12 cokes11 sicko11 sicks11 socks11 chess10 chose10 echos10 iches10 oches10 sechs10 koses9 okies9
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Common questions about HOICKSES
- Is HOICKSES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOICKSES is not in it.
- How many points is HOICKSES worth?
- HOICKSES is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOICKSES?
- No single letter can be added to HOICKSES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOICKSES:
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