HOLLYHOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HOLLYHOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOLLYHOCK?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOLLYHOCK is to know. It scores 24 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOLLYHOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hollyhocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOLLYHOCK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOLLYHOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOLLYHOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOLLYHOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall garden plant of the mallow family with spikes of large showy flowers.
Hollyhocks are a cottage-garden favourite, often leaning against walls and fences. Their flowers come in pink, red, yellow and white, and the stems can reach well above head height in summer.
How HOLLYHOCK is used
Hollyhock is used in gardening and in descriptions of traditional country gardens.
- A row of hollyhock stood along the fence.
- The hollyhock bloomed in late July.
- Bees crowded around the pink hollyhock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOLLYHOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOLLYHOCK
1 longer words begin with HOLLYHOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOLLYHOCK
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Common questions about HOLLYHOCK
- Is HOLLYHOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOLLYHOCK, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOLLYHOCK worth?
- HOLLYHOCK is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOLLYHOCK mean?
- A tall garden plant of the mallow family with spikes of large showy flowers.
- What letters can be added to HOLLYHOCK?
- HOLLYHOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOLLYHOCK:
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