HOLLOWARE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOLLOWARE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLLOWARE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLLOWARE is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLLOWARE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hollowaresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLLOWARE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOLLOWARE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOLLOWARE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOLLOWARE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Hollow, deep tableware such as bowls, jugs, cups and pots, as opposed to flat pieces like plates and cutlery.
In silver and pottery trade, holloware is set against flatware, which means knives, forks and plates. A collector may specialise in antique silver holloware such as teapots and sugar bowls.
How HOLLOWARE is used
A trade and collecting term, usually uncountable.
- The shop sold silver holloware and old candlesticks.
- Polishing the holloware took the whole afternoon.
- A set of pewter holloware stood on the dresser.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLLOWARE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLLOWARE
1 longer words begin with HOLLOWARE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLLOWARE
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Common questions about HOLLOWARE
- Is HOLLOWARE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLLOWARE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLLOWARE worth?
- HOLLOWARE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLLOWARE mean?
- Hollow, deep tableware such as bowls, jugs, cups and pots, as opposed to flat pieces like plates and cutlery.
- What letters can be added to HOLLOWARE?
- HOLLOWARE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOLLOWARE:
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