HOKI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOKI 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOKI?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOKI is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOKI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hokisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOKI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOKI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does HOKI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A New Zealand fish sold widely as food.
Hoki is caught deep and is what fills a great many fried products sold far from New Zealand. The name is Maori, and the fishery was among the first certified as sustainable.
How HOKI is used
Countable and uncountable.
- Hoki is in more fried products than any label admits.
- The word hoki is Maori.
- A hoki is caught deep and rarely seen whole in a shop.
- The hoki fishery was certified early as sustainable.
- Two boats working the same hoki ground.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOKI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOKI
The 4 tiles of HOKI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOKI
7 longer words begin with HOKI.
Words with HOKI inside
15 words contain HOKI in the middle. Words that start with HOKI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOKI
Common questions about HOKI
- Is HOKI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOKI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOKI worth?
- HOKI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOKI mean?
- A New Zealand fish sold widely as food.
- What letters can be added to HOKI?
- HOKI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOKI:
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