HOPHEAD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOPHEAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOPHEAD?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOPHEAD is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOPHEAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hopheadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOPHEAD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOPHEAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does HOPHEAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangoffensive
A slang word for a person addicted to drugs, especially opium or heroin.
Hophead belongs to the slang of early twentieth-century crime stories, where it named a drug user. Today it sounds old and harsh, and it can also mean a heavy drinker. Modern writers use it mainly to give a period flavor.
How HOPHEAD is used
Hophead is dated slang found in old detective novels and films.
- The detective called the informer a hophead and a liar.
- Old crime fiction is full of every kind of hophead and gambler.
- The film used hophead slang to show it was set in the thirties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOPHEAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOPHEAD
1 longer words begin with HOPHEAD.
Shorter words from the letters in HOPHEAD
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Common questions about HOPHEAD
- Is HOPHEAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOPHEAD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOPHEAD worth?
- HOPHEAD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOPHEAD mean?
- A slang word for a person addicted to drugs, especially opium or heroin.
- What letters can be added to HOPHEAD?
- HOPHEAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOPHEAD:
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