HORSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HORSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORSE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORSE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORSE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HORSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,338.
What stands out about HORSE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 7 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 HORSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, hoofed mammal with a flowing mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, racing, and pulling or carrying loads.
Horses were domesticated thousands of years ago and quickly became central to transportation, farming, and warfare across much of the world, roles that only faded with the arrival of motor vehicles in the twentieth century. A horse's single hoofed toe on each leg, unlike the split hoof of cattle or sheep, lets it run at considerable speed over open ground, a trait humans harnessed for cavalry, racing, and long-distance travel. The word also names related but distinct pieces of equipment and structures, from the wooden sawhorse used in carpentry to the padded gymnastic horse used in vaulting, since both echo the shape or supporting role of the animal. Even the measurement of engine power as horsepower keeps the animal's strength as a working comparison long after most engines replaced actual horses.
How HORSE is used
Extremely common in everyday speech, referring both to the living animal and to unrelated equipment or units named after it.
- The farmer hitched the horse to the plough at dawn.
- She rode her horse along the coastal trail every morning.
- A gymnast dismounted cleanly from the vaulting horse.
- The carpenter rested the plank across a wooden horse.
- Wild horses roamed across the open plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HORSE
The 5 tiles of HORSE in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with HORSE
Showing 24 of 76 words that begin with HORSE.
Words ending in HORSE
24 words end in HORSE. Useful as a back hook: play HORSE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HORSE inside
Showing 24 of 28 words that contain HORSE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HORSE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSE
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Common questions about HORSE
- Is HORSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSE worth?
- HORSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORSE mean?
- A large, hoofed mammal with a flowing mane and tail, long domesticated for riding, racing, and pulling or carrying loads.
- What letters can be added to HORSE?
- HORSE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HORSE:
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