HOLLOW is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HOLLOW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLLOW?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLLOW is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLLOW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hollowsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLLOW scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOLLOW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,774 thousand.
What does HOLLOW mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having an empty space inside instead of being solid all the way through.
A hollow log, a hollow tooth or a hollow chocolate egg all share the same feature: a cavity where there might have been material. The word stretches easily to sounds that seem to echo from an empty space, and to words or feelings that lack real substance, such as a hollow promise or a hollow victory. It also exists as a noun for a small valley or a dip in the ground, and as a verb meaning to scoop out.
How HOLLOW is used
Literal for objects with a cavity, figurative for empty promises, sounds and feelings.
- The owl nested in a hollow tree at the edge of the field.
- Her laugh sounded hollow in the empty hall.
- Birds have hollow bones that keep their bodies light.
- The politician's promises proved hollow once the election was over.
- He tapped the wall and heard a hollow knock behind the plaster.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLLOW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLLOW
12 longer words begin with HOLLOW.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLLOW
Common questions about HOLLOW
- Is HOLLOW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLLOW, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLLOW worth?
- HOLLOW is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLLOW mean?
- Having an empty space inside instead of being solid all the way through.
- What letters can be added to HOLLOW?
- HOLLOW takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOLLOW:
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