HONEYPOT is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HONEYPOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HONEYPOT?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HONEYPOT is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HONEYPOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
honeypotsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HONEYPOT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HONEYPOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HONEYPOT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HONEYPOT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pot for honey, or something that strongly attracts people, often because of the rewards it offers.
A tourist honeypot is a spot that draws huge crowds. In computer security the word means a decoy system set up to lure attackers so that their methods can be studied.
How HONEYPOT is used
Honeypot is used literally for a jar and figuratively in tourism, spying and computing.
- The old harbour became a honeypot for visitors.
- The bear dug into the honeypot.
- Security staff set up a honeypot to trap hackers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HONEYPOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HONEYPOT
1 longer words begin with HONEYPOT.
Shorter words from the letters in HONEYPOT
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Common questions about HONEYPOT
- Is HONEYPOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONEYPOT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HONEYPOT worth?
- HONEYPOT is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HONEYPOT mean?
- A pot for honey, or something that strongly attracts people, often because of the rewards it offers.
- What letters can be added to HONEYPOT?
- HONEYPOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HONEYPOT:
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