HOISIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOISIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOISIN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOISIN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOISIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOISIN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOISIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does HOISIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick, sweet and salty reddish-brown sauce from southern Chinese cooking, made from fermented soya beans with garlic, sugar and spices.
Hoisin is the dark, glossy sauce that is spread on pancakes with Peking duck and brushed over roast pork. Its flavour is rich and a little smoky, with sweetness balanced by salt and a hint of chilli. Cooks also stir it into marinades, noodle dishes and dipping sauces. The name comes from a Cantonese phrase usually understood as meaning seafood, although the sauce itself contains none.
How HOISIN is used
A cooking term, found on menus, in recipes and on supermarket shelves.
- She brushed the ribs with hoisin before they went into the oven.
- Spread a little hoisin on each pancake and add the duck.
- The recipe calls for two spoonfuls of hoisin and one of rice vinegar.
- A jar of hoisin keeps for months in the refrigerator.
- He dipped the spring rolls into a small bowl of hoisin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOISIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOISIN
2 longer words begin with HOISIN.
Shorter words from the letters in HOISIN
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Common questions about HOISIN
- Is HOISIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOISIN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOISIN worth?
- HOISIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOISIN mean?
- A thick, sweet and salty reddish-brown sauce from southern Chinese cooking, made from fermented soya beans with garlic, sugar and spices.
- What letters can be added to HOISIN?
- HOISIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOISIN:
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