HOREHOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOREHOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOREHOUND?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOREHOUND is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOREHOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
horehoundsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOREHOUND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOREHOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOREHOUND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOREHOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A bitter, aromatic, downy plant of the mint family, used in cough remedies and sweets.
Horehound grows wild in dry, waste ground and has a long record as a household remedy for colds. Its bitter juice flavours old-fashioned lozenges and candy. Herbalists still list horehound among their traditional cough herbs.
How HOREHOUND is used
Used for the plant and for remedies or sweets made from it.
- Grandmother brewed horehound tea whenever we caught a cold.
- Horehound candy has a sharp, bitter taste.
- The hedgerow was full of grey-leaved horehound.
- He bought a bag of horehound drops at the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOREHOUND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOREHOUND
1 longer words begin with HOREHOUND.
Shorter words from the letters in HOREHOUND
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Common questions about HOREHOUND
- Is HOREHOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOREHOUND, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOREHOUND worth?
- HOREHOUND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOREHOUND mean?
- A bitter, aromatic, downy plant of the mint family, used in cough remedies and sweets.
- What letters can be added to HOREHOUND?
- HOREHOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOREHOUND:
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