HORSEPLAY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HORSEPLAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORSEPLAY?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORSEPLAY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSEPLAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
horseplaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORSEPLAY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HORSEPLAY, 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 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSEPLAY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HORSEPLAY
- All 9 letters of HORSEPLAY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HORSEPLAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Rough, noisy fun, usually harmless but sometimes close to getting out of hand.
Teachers and supervisors warn against horseplay near stairs, pools and machinery because shoving and chasing cause accidents. The word suggests high spirits more than real malice.
How HORSEPLAY is used
Common in rules and warnings about behaviour in schools and workplaces.
- The lifeguard blew her whistle to stop the horseplay by the pool.
- A little horseplay among the brothers ended with a broken lamp.
- Horseplay is not allowed in the workshop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORSEPLAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORSEPLAY
3 longer words begin with HORSEPLAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSEPLAY
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Common questions about HORSEPLAY
- Is HORSEPLAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSEPLAY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSEPLAY worth?
- HORSEPLAY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORSEPLAY mean?
- Rough, noisy fun, usually harmless but sometimes close to getting out of hand.
- What letters can be added to HORSEPLAY?
- HORSEPLAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HORSEPLAY:
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