HORNET is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HORNET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORNET?
| 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 HORNET is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORNET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hornetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORNET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HORNET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about HORNET
- The same 6 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 HORNET mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large wasp with a powerful sting, usually brown and yellow or red and black, that builds a paper nest.
Hornets are the biggest of the social wasps, and they live in colonies that build papery nests in hollow trees, roof spaces or bushes. They hunt other insects to feed their young, and their sting is more painful than that of an ordinary wasp. The European hornet is the species most people mean. The phrase "a hornet's nest" has grown into an idiom for a situation that stirs up angry trouble.
How HORNET is used
Often used figuratively in the phrase "stir up a hornet's nest".
- A hornet buzzed in through the open window and circled the lamp.
- They found a hornet nest hanging under the roof of the shed.
- The hornet is larger and slower than the common wasp.
- He was as angry as a hornet when he saw the dented car.
- One sting from a hornet was enough to send him to the doctor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORNET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HORNET
The 6 tiles of HORNET in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HORNET
1 longer words begin with HORNET.
Shorter words from the letters in HORNET
Showing 40 of 84. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HORNET
- Is HORNET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORNET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORNET worth?
- HORNET is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORNET mean?
- A large wasp with a powerful sting, usually brown and yellow or red and black, that builds a paper nest.
- What letters can be added to HORNET?
- HORNET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HORNET:
Open HORNET in the Word Finder