HOODOO is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOODOO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODOO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODOO is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODOO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoodoosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOODOO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOODOO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,129 thousand.
What stands out about HOODOO
- The letter O appears four times in HOODOO.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOODOO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A run of bad luck, or a person or thing believed to bring it; also a tall pillar of weathered rock.
Hoodoo began as a variant of voodoo and still names folk magic in the southern United States. From there it came to mean a jinx, something or someone that seems to carry misfortune. Geologists give the word a separate use for the odd rock towers left when wind and rain wear away soft stone, as seen in Bryce Canyon. It can also work as a verb meaning to bring bad luck to.
How HOODOO is used
Informal for luck and magic; technical in geology.
- The team believed a hoodoo followed them to every away game.
- Tall hoodoo columns stood along the canyon rim.
- He blamed the old hoodoo for the broken engine.
- She read about hoodoo traditions in the southern states.
- The weathered hoodoo leaned like a stone giant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODOO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOODOO
5 longer words begin with HOODOO.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODOO
Common questions about HOODOO
- Is HOODOO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODOO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODOO worth?
- HOODOO is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODOO mean?
- A run of bad luck, or a person or thing believed to bring it; also a tall pillar of weathered rock.
- What letters can be added to HOODOO?
- HOODOO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOODOO:
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