HOOLOCKS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOOLOCKS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HOOLOCKS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOLOCKS is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOLOCKS
No single letter turns HOOLOCKS into another word.
How HOOLOCKS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOOLOCKS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOOLOCKS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOOLOCKS mean in Scrabble?
HOOLOCKS is the plural of HOOLOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOLOCKS
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Common questions about HOOLOCKS
- Is HOOLOCKS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOLOCKS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOLOCKS worth?
- HOOLOCKS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOOLOCKS?
- No single letter can be added to HOOLOCKS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOOLOCKS:
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