HOIKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOIKS 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOIKS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOIKS is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOIKS
No single letter turns HOIKS into another word.
How HOIKS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOIKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does HOIKS mean in Scrabble?
HOIKS is the present-tense form of HOIK used with he, she and it.
Anagrams of HOIKS
The 5 tiles of HOIKS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in HOIKS
Common questions about HOIKS
- Is HOIKS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOIKS is not in it.
- How many points is HOIKS worth?
- HOIKS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOIKS?
- No single letter can be added to HOIKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOIKS:
Open HOIKS in the Word Finder