HOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOOT?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOOT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOOT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOOT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,670.
What does HOOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To make the deep, resonant call associated with an owl, or a similar noise.
This term most often describes the nighttime cry used by that bird to mark territory, though it also applies to signals made by car horns or trains. People sometimes hoot to express loud laughter or amusement.
How HOOT is used
Can describe animal calls, mechanical sounds, or laughter.
- An owl hooted somewhere in the dark forest.
- The train hoots as it approaches the crossing.
- The crowd hooted with laughter at the joke.
- He hoots his horn whenever he passes the house.
- The owls hoot every evening near the barn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOOT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOOT
The 4 tiles of HOOT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOOT
19 longer words begin with HOOT.
Words ending in HOOT
16 words end in HOOT. Useful as a back hook: play HOOT onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOOT inside
Showing 24 of 63 words that contain HOOT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOOT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOOT
Common questions about HOOT
- Is HOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOOT worth?
- HOOT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOOT mean?
- To make the deep, resonant call associated with an owl, or a similar noise.
- What letters can be added to HOOT?
- HOOT takes 5 hooks: 3 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOOT:
Open HOOT in the Word Finder