HOISTWAYS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOISTWAYS 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOISTWAYS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOISTWAYS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOISTWAYS
No single letter turns HOISTWAYS into another word.
How HOISTWAYS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOISTWAYS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOISTWAYS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOISTWAYS mean in Scrabble?
HOISTWAYS is the plural of HOISTWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOISTWAYS
Showing 40 of 303. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HOISTWAYS
- Is HOISTWAYS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOISTWAYS is not in it.
- How many points is HOISTWAYS worth?
- HOISTWAYS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOISTWAYS?
- No single letter can be added to HOISTWAYS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOISTWAYS:
Open HOISTWAYS in the Word Finder