HORNPOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HORNPOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORNPOUT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORNPOUT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORNPOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hornpoutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORNPOUT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HORNPOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORNPOUT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORNPOUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyNorth American
A small freshwater catfish of eastern North America, with sharp spines near its fins.
Anglers in the eastern United States know the hornpout as a bottom feeder that bites at night. Its barbels and spiny fins make it awkward to unhook, and in some regions people say horned pout for the same fish.
How HORNPOUT is used
Used in American fishing and natural history for this catfish.
- He pulled a hornpout out of the muddy pond.
- The hornpout bites best after dark.
- Be careful of the spines on a hornpout.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORNPOUT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORNPOUT
1 longer words begin with HORNPOUT.
Shorter words from the letters in HORNPOUT
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Common questions about HORNPOUT
- Is HORNPOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORNPOUT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORNPOUT worth?
- HORNPOUT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORNPOUT mean?
- A small freshwater catfish of eastern North America, with sharp spines near its fins.
- What letters can be added to HORNPOUT?
- HORNPOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HORNPOUT:
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