HOMINY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOMINY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOMINY?
| 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 HOMINY is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOMINY
No single letter turns HOMINY into another word.
How HOMINY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOMINY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does HOMINY mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
Dried corn kernels with the hulls removed, boiled or ground for food.
In the American South hominy is simmered whole or ground into grits. The soaking process that removes the husk also changes the flavour and nutrition of the grain.
How HOMINY is used
Chiefly American food term.
- She stirred a pot of hominy on the stove.
- Hominy is the grain behind a bowl of grits.
- Canned hominy is easy to add to soup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOMINY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOMINY
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Common questions about HOMINY
- Is HOMINY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOMINY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOMINY worth?
- HOMINY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOMINY mean?
- Dried corn kernels with the hulls removed, boiled or ground for food.
- What letters can be added to HOMINY?
- No single letter can be added to HOMINY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOMINY:
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