HORSEPOWER is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HORSEPOWER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORSEPOWER?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORSEPOWER is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSEPOWER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
horsepowersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HORSEPOWER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HORSEPOWER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSEPOWER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORSEPOWER mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A unit of power equal to about 746 watts, used especially to rate engines.
Horsepower was introduced to compare steam engines with the work of draught horses. A car advertisement quotes horsepower to suggest how strong the engine is.
How HORSEPOWER is used
The word horsepower is used for engines, motors and vehicles, often abbreviated hp.
- The sports car produces over four hundred horsepower.
- This pump needs at least two horsepower to run.
- Engineers once measured every machine in horsepower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORSEPOWER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HORSEPOWER
1 longer words begin with HORSEPOWER.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSEPOWER
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Common questions about HORSEPOWER
- Is HORSEPOWER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSEPOWER, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSEPOWER worth?
- HORSEPOWER is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORSEPOWER mean?
- A unit of power equal to about 746 watts, used especially to rate engines.
- What letters can be added to HORSEPOWER?
- HORSEPOWER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HORSEPOWER:
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