HOODOOING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOODOOING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODOOING?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODOOING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODOOING
No single letter turns HOODOOING into another word.
How HOODOOING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOODOOING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 4 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOODOOING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOODOOING
- The letter O appears four times in HOODOOING.
- HOODOOING runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOODOOING mean in Scrabble?
HOODOOING is the -ing form (present participle) of HOODOO.
HOODOO(noun) — A run of bad luck, or a person or thing believed to bring it; also a tall pillar of weathered rock.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODOOING
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Common questions about HOODOOING
- Is HOODOOING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODOOING, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODOOING worth?
- HOODOOING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOODOOING?
- No single letter can be added to HOODOOING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOODOOING:
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