HORA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HORA 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 HORA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HORA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about HORA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HORA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A circular folk dance associated with Israeli and Balkan traditions.
Participants performing the hora typically join hands and move together in a ring to lively music. This custom is a common feature at celebrations such as weddings and festivals in the regions where it originated.
How HORA is used
Often mentioned in the context of weddings and festive celebrations.
- Guests joined hands to dance the hora at the wedding.
- The band played faster as the hora picked up speed.
- Traditional horas are common at Israeli celebrations.
- Everyone circled the room during the hora.
- The wedding ended with an energetic hora.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HORA
The 4 tiles of HORA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HORA
5 longer words begin with HORA.
Words ending in HORA
9 words end in HORA. Useful as a back hook: play HORA onto a word already on the board.
Words with HORA inside
Showing 24 of 107 words that contain HORA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HORA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HORA
Common questions about HORA
- Is HORA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORA worth?
- HORA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORA mean?
- A circular folk dance associated with Israeli and Balkan traditions.
- What letters can be added to HORA?
- HORA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HORA:
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