HOND is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOND is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOND?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOND is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,212.
Words starting with HOND
7 longer words begin with HOND.
Words ending in HOND
1 words end in HOND. Useful as a back hook: play HOND onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOND inside
Showing 24 of 93 words that contain HOND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOND
Common questions about HOND
- Is HOND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOND is not in it.
- How many points is HOND worth?
- HOND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOND?
- HOND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOND:
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