HOOLIE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOOLIE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOLIE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOLIE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOLIE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOLIE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOOLIE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,275.
What does HOOLIE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalIrishScots
A lively, noisy party, usually with music and plenty of drink.
A hoolie is the sort of party that goes on well past midnight, with singing, dancing and a good deal of laughter. The word belongs to Scottish and Irish speech, where it sits alongside the variant spelling "hooley". In Australia and New Zealand the phrase "blow a hoolie" is used for a very windy spell of weather, and some dictionaries also record a Scots adjective of the same spelling meaning slow or easy.
How HOOLIE is used
Informal and regional; most often heard in Scotland, Ireland and parts of the Commonwealth.
- The wedding turned into a proper hoolie that lasted until dawn.
- We had a hoolie in the village hall after the match.
- There is nothing like a good hoolie to cheer up a long winter.
- The neighbours complained about the hoolie next door.
- Everyone was invited to the hoolie on Saturday night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOLIE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOLIE
3 longer words begin with HOOLIE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOLIE
Common questions about HOOLIE
- Is HOOLIE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOLIE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOLIE worth?
- HOOLIE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOLIE mean?
- A lively, noisy party, usually with music and plenty of drink.
- What letters can be added to HOOLIE?
- HOOLIE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOOLIE:
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