HOODWINK is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOODWINK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOODWINK?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOODWINK is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOODWINK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoodwinksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOODWINK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOODWINK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOODWINK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOODWINK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To deceive or trick someone by false appearances.
Originally to hoodwink was to blindfold a person with a hood, and the sense of fooling someone grew out of that picture. It usually implies a clever, smooth deception rather than blunt lying.
How HOODWINK is used
Typically followed by a person and often by into doing something.
- The salesman tried to hoodwink the elderly couple.
- Voters refused to be hoodwinked by empty promises.
- She was hoodwinked into signing the contract.
- They hoodwink their customers with misleading labels.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOODWINK and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOODWINK
5 longer words begin with HOODWINK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOODWINK
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Common questions about HOODWINK
- Is HOODWINK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOODWINK, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOODWINK worth?
- HOODWINK is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOODWINK mean?
- To deceive or trick someone by false appearances.
- What letters can be added to HOODWINK?
- HOODWINK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOODWINK:
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