HOSANNA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOSANNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSANNA?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSANNA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSANNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSANNA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOSANNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 463,182.
What does HOSANNA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
formal
A shout of praise and adoration, especially to God, used in Jewish and Christian worship.
The cry hosanna comes from Hebrew and is sung in hymns, particularly on Palm Sunday. People also use hosanna as a noun for any joyful outburst of praise.
How HOSANNA is used
Hosanna is mainly religious, but writers sometimes borrow it for celebration.
- The choir sang hosanna as the procession entered the church.
- Crowds cried hosanna and waved palm branches.
- A loud hosanna rose from the congregation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSANNA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOSANNA
5 longer words begin with HOSANNA.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSANNA
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Common questions about HOSANNA
- Is HOSANNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSANNA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSANNA worth?
- HOSANNA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSANNA mean?
- A shout of praise and adoration, especially to God, used in Jewish and Christian worship.
- What letters can be added to HOSANNA?
- HOSANNA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOSANNA:
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