HOISTINGS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOISTINGS 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOISTINGS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOISTINGS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOISTINGS
No single letter turns HOISTINGS into another word.
How HOISTINGS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOISTINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOISTINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOISTINGS mean in Scrabble?
HOISTINGS is the plural of HOISTING.
Shorter words from the letters in HOISTINGS
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Common questions about HOISTINGS
- Is HOISTINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOISTINGS is not in it.
- How many points is HOISTINGS worth?
- HOISTINGS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOISTINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HOISTINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOISTINGS:
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