HOOKAH is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOOKAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOKAH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOKAH is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOKAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hookahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOKAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOOKAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,730 thousand.
What stands out about HOOKAH
- HOOKAH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOOKAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws smoke through a bowl of water before it is inhaled.
The hookah is tied to cafes of the Middle East and South Asia, where friends share one over tea and talk. Flavoured tobacco is usually heated with charcoal.
How HOOKAH is used
Also spelled hooka, which is described separately.
- They sat around a hookah in the cafe.
- The hookah bubbled each time he drew a breath.
- A brass hookah stood in the corner of the room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOKAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOKAH
1 longer words begin with HOOKAH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOKAH
Common questions about HOOKAH
- Is HOOKAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOKAH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOKAH worth?
- HOOKAH is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOKAH mean?
- A pipe with a long flexible tube that draws smoke through a bowl of water before it is inhaled.
- What letters can be added to HOOKAH?
- HOOKAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOOKAH:
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