HOODLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOODLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODLUM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODLUM is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODLUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoodlumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOODLUM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOODLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,233 thousand.
What does HOODLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A violent young criminal or street thug.
The word hoodlum has a dated, gangster-film flavour and suggests a petty tough who works for someone bigger. It entered American English in the nineteenth century, first for young street gangs in San Francisco.
How HOODLUM is used
Speakers call someone a hoodlum when they want to stress rowdy or criminal violence.
- A gang of hoodlums smashed the shop windows.
- The detective had arrested the hoodlum twice before.
- He dressed like a hoodlum from a 1940s movie.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODLUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOODLUM
4 longer words begin with HOODLUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODLUM
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Common questions about HOODLUM
- Is HOODLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODLUM, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODLUM worth?
- HOODLUM is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODLUM mean?
- A violent young criminal or street thug.
- What letters can be added to HOODLUM?
- HOODLUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOODLUM:
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