Scrabble Word Finder

HOOVERING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. HOOVERING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.

h4o1o1v4e1r1i1n1g2
PlayableHOOVERING · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept HOOVERING?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.78
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
6.22%

Our own measure of how useful HOOVERING is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HOOVERING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

hooverings17

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HOOVERING scores

Scrabble h4o1o1v4e1r1i1n1g2 16
Words with Friends h3o1o1v5e1r1i1n2g3 18

Face value of the 9 tiles in HOOVERING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
o28
v12
e112
r16
i19
n16
g13

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOOVERING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with HOOVERING

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1 longer words begin with HOOVERING.

Shorter words from the letters in HOOVERING

hovering15 ingroove12 hooving14 overing11 goonier8 hoving13 hooven12 hoover12 gorhen10 govern10 groove10 hinger10 hoeing10 nigher10 oohing10 overgo10 roving10 vigoro10 vogier10 enviro9 heroin9 heroon9 renvoi9 eringo7 gooier7 goonie7 goorie7 ignore7 noogie7 orgone7 orogen7 region7 hiver11 hoove11 hoven11 hover11 vinho11 ehing9 given9 giver9

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Common questions about HOOVERING

Is HOOVERING valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOOVERING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HOOVERING worth?
HOOVERING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HOOVERING?
HOOVERING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOOVERING:

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