HOODLUMISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOODLUMISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODLUMISH?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODLUMISH is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODLUMISH
No single letter turns HOODLUMISH into another word.
How HOODLUMISH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOODLUMISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOODLUMISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOODLUMISH
- HOODLUMISH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOODLUMISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalrare
Behaving or looking like a hoodlum, with the rough manner of a street thug.
A hoodlumish person or style suggests petty violence and swagger rather than serious crime. It is a loose, descriptive word built on hoodlum. Writers reach for hoodlumish when they want to evoke menace in a cheap, showy form.
How HOODLUMISH is used
Rare and informal, used to describe manner, clothes or behaviour.
- The boys had a hoodlumish swagger as they crossed the car park.
- He gave a hoodlumish grin and kicked the can away.
- The film casts him in a hoodlumish role.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODLUMISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODLUMISH
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Common questions about HOODLUMISH
- Is HOODLUMISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODLUMISH, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODLUMISH worth?
- HOODLUMISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODLUMISH mean?
- Behaving or looking like a hoodlum, with the rough manner of a street thug.
- What letters can be added to HOODLUMISH?
- No single letter can be added to HOODLUMISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOODLUMISH:
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