HORDE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HORDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORDE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORDE is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HORDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What does HORDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, loosely organized group of people or animals, especially one seen as unruly, invading, or moving together; historically, a nomadic tribe or army.
Horde most often describes a crowd that feels overwhelming or disorderly, as when a horde of shoppers rushes a sale or a horde of tourists fills a small square. The word entered English from the nomadic tribes and armies of Central Asia, and that historical sense still appears in writing about the Mongol hordes and similar groups. Modern use has broadened far beyond armies, so insects, fans, and even data can be described as arriving in a horde when the sheer number feels chaotic. The tone is rarely neutral, carrying at least a hint of being too many to control.
How HORDE is used
Common in everyday writing; almost always implies a crowd that is large, fast-moving, or hard to manage.
- A horde of shoppers pushed through the doors the moment the sale began.
- The historian described how the horde swept across the plain in a single season.
- A horde of ants had found its way into the kitchen overnight.
- Fans formed a horde outside the stadium hours before the gates opened.
- The small village was unprepared for the horde of visitors that summer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORDE
6 longer words begin with HORDE.
Words with HORDE inside
3 words contain HORDE in the middle. Words that start with HORDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HORDE
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Common questions about HORDE
- Is HORDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORDE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORDE worth?
- HORDE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORDE mean?
- A large, loosely organized group of people or animals, especially one seen as unruly, invading, or moving together; historically, a nomadic tribe or army.
- What letters can be added to HORDE?
- HORDE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HORDE:
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