HOOPSTER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOOPSTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOPSTER?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOPSTER is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOPSTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoopstersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOPSTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOOPSTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOOPSTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOOPSTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalNorth American
A basketball player.
Sports writers favour hoopster as a lively substitute for player, especially in headlines where space is short. The hoop in the word is the basket itself, so it belongs only to basketball.
How HOOPSTER is used
Used in sports journalism and casual talk about basketball players.
- The young hoopster scored thirty points.
- Every hoopster on the team practised before school.
- A veteran hoopster, he knew how to read the defence.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOPSTER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOOPSTER
1 longer words begin with HOOPSTER.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOPSTER
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Common questions about HOOPSTER
- Is HOOPSTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOPSTER, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOPSTER worth?
- HOOPSTER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOPSTER mean?
- A basketball player.
- What letters can be added to HOOPSTER?
- HOOPSTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOOPSTER:
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