HOPEFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HOPEFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOPEFUL?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOPEFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOPEFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hopefulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOPEFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOPEFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,303 thousand.
What does HOPEFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling or showing hope, or giving reason to expect a good outcome.
Hopeful can describe the person who hopes or the sign that encourages hope. A hopeful student waits for exam results, while hopeful news is news that lifts expectations. As a noun it names a person who aims for success, such as a young candidate.
How HOPEFUL is used
Hopeful works as an adjective about feelings and signs, and as a noun for an aspiring person.
- She felt hopeful after the doctor described the new treatment.
- The early results are hopeful, though nothing is certain yet.
- A line of young hopefuls waited outside the audition room.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOPEFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOPEFUL
4 longer words begin with HOPEFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HOPEFUL
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Common questions about HOPEFUL
- Is HOPEFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOPEFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOPEFUL worth?
- HOPEFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOPEFUL mean?
- Feeling or showing hope, or giving reason to expect a good outcome.
- What letters can be added to HOPEFUL?
- HOPEFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOPEFUL:
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