HOOEY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOOEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOEY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOEY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOOEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 56,018.
What stands out about HOOEY
- HOOEY 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 HOOEY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Nonsense, foolish talk, or empty exaggeration not to be taken seriously.
People dismiss a claim as hooey when they consider it obviously false or absurd, often with a note of humor rather than anger. The word belongs firmly to casual speech and rarely appears in formal writing, where nonsense or rubbish would be more typical choices. Calling something hooey is generally lighter and more dismissive than calling it a lie, focusing on foolishness rather than deception.
How HOOEY is used
Informal American slang, used to dismiss a claim or story as nonsense.
- He waved off the rumor as complete hooey.
- That excuse sounds like pure hooey to me.
- The salesman's promises turned out to be hooey.
- Don't believe a word of that hooey he's spreading.
- She laughed off the accusation as harmless hooey.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOEY
1 longer words begin with HOOEY.
Words ending in HOOEY
1 words end in HOOEY. Useful as a back hook: play HOOEY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOEY
Common questions about HOOEY
- Is HOOEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOEY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOEY worth?
- HOOEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOEY mean?
- Nonsense, foolish talk, or empty exaggeration not to be taken seriously.
- What letters can be added to HOOEY?
- HOOEY takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOOEY:
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