HOKUM is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOKUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOKUM?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOKUM is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOKUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hokumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOKUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOKUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 588,184.
What does HOKUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Nonsense or exaggerated, sentimental material presented as though it were serious or true.
Hokum describes a story, speech or piece of entertainment built from stale, unconvincing devices meant to stir emotion rather than to persuade through honest craft. Critics reach for the word when a film or play leans on melodrama, coincidence and sentimentality that no one really believes. Outside entertainment, hokum can also mean plain nonsense or empty talk with no real content behind it.
How HOKUM is used
Informal; common in reviews of film, theatre, and popular entertainment.
- Critics dismissed the film's ending as pure hokum.
- The speech was full of sentimental hokum meant to win easy applause.
- He recognised the story for the hokum it was.
- The play traded honest drama for cheap hokum.
- Reviewers praised the acting but called the plot hokum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOKUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOKUM
The 5 tiles of HOKUM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOKUM
1 longer words begin with HOKUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOKUM
Common questions about HOKUM
- Is HOKUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOKUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOKUM worth?
- HOKUM is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOKUM mean?
- Nonsense or exaggerated, sentimental material presented as though it were serious or true.
- What letters can be added to HOKUM?
- HOKUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOKUM:
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