Is HONING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HONING worth?

HONING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HONING?

HONING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HONING is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. HONING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

h4o1n1i1n1g2

PlayableHONING · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 183,959odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HONING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand	Valid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries	Valid
Words with FriendsZynga word list	Valid

Word power: 32 / 100

32WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.67%

Our own measure of how useful HONING is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HONING

Front hooks — 1

phoning13

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HONING scores

Scrabble h4o1n1i1n1g2 10

Words with Friends h3o1n2i1n2g3 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in HONING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
o	1	8
n	2	6
i	1	9
g	1	3

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 183,959.

Shorter words from the letters in HONING

hoing9 hongi9 ohing9 ngoni6 hing8 hong8 nigh8 honi7 ginn5 ingo5 nong5 noni4 ghi7 hog7 hin6 hoi6 hon6 noh6 gin4 gio4 gon4 ing4 nog4 inn3 ion3 non3 hi5 ho5 oh5 gi3 go3 in2 io2 no2 oi2 on2

Common questions about HONING

Is HONING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HONING worth?: HONING is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HONING?: HONING takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HONING:

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