HOOF is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOOF 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 HOOF?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOF is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOOF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 35,011.
What does HOOF mean in Scrabble?
noun
The horny part of an animal's foot.
Hoof takes two plurals and both are correct, which is unusual: most words that once had a choice settled on one. Doing something on the hoof means deciding while still moving.
How HOOF is used
Countable; the plural is hoofs or hooves.
- A hoof grows continuously and is trimmed every six weeks.
- The word hoof has two correct plurals.
- Deciding on the hoof is deciding while moving.
- Two hoofs of the same animal wear at different rates.
- Most words that once had two plurals settled on one, and hoof did not.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOF
14 longer words begin with HOOF.
Words ending in HOOF
4 words end in HOOF. Useful as a back hook: play HOOF onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOOF inside
10 words contain HOOF in the middle. Words that start with HOOF are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOF
Common questions about HOOF
- Is HOOF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOF, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOF worth?
- HOOF is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOF mean?
- The horny part of an animal's foot.
- What letters can be added to HOOF?
- HOOF takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOOF:
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