HOIDENISHNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOIDENISHNESS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOIDENISHNESS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOIDENISHNESS is to know. It scores 20 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOIDENISHNESS
No single letter turns HOIDENISHNESS into another word.
How HOIDENISHNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in HOIDENISHNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOIDENISHNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HOIDENISHNESS
1 longer words begin with HOIDENISHNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOIDENISHNESS
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Common questions about HOIDENISHNESS
- Is HOIDENISHNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOIDENISHNESS is not in it.
- How many points is HOIDENISHNESS worth?
- HOIDENISHNESS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOIDENISHNESS?
- No single letter can be added to HOIDENISHNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of HOIDENISHNESS:
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