HORSESHOD is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HORSESHOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HORSESHOD?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HORSESHOD is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HORSESHOD
No single letter turns HORSESHOD into another word.
How HORSESHOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HORSESHOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HORSESHOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HORSESHOD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Fitted with horseshoes, the U-shaped iron bands nailed to a horse's hooves.
A horseshod animal is one whose hooves have been protected with metal shoes for hard ground. The word is much less common than the verb phrase, and appears mostly in descriptive or older writing. It can also describe a vehicle or object edged with iron in the same way.
How HORSESHOD is used
A rare descriptive word, used mostly in older or descriptive writing.
- The horseshod mare clattered across the cobbles.
- A horseshod cart wheel rang on the stones.
- Each horseshod hoof left a clear print in the mud.
- The cavalry advanced on horseshod mounts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HORSESHOD and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HORSESHOD
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Common questions about HORSESHOD
- Is HORSESHOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HORSESHOD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HORSESHOD worth?
- HORSESHOD is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HORSESHOD mean?
- Fitted with horseshoes, the U-shaped iron bands nailed to a horse's hooves.
- What letters can be added to HORSESHOD?
- No single letter can be added to HORSESHOD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HORSESHOD:
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