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.
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
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
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.
What does HOICKSES mean in Scrabble?
HOICKSES is the present-tense form of HOICKS used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in HOICKSES
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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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