HONDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HONDS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HONDS?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HONDS is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HONDS
No single letter turns HONDS into another word.
How HONDS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HONDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does HONDS mean in Scrabble?
HONDS is the plural of HOND.
Words ending in HONDS
1 words end in HONDS. Useful as a back hook: play HONDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HONDS
Common questions about HONDS
- Is HONDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HONDS is not in it.
- How many points is HONDS worth?
- HONDS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HONDS?
- No single letter can be added to HONDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HONDS:
Open HONDS in the Word Finder