HOSANNAH is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HOSANNAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSANNAH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSANNAH is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSANNAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hosannahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSANNAH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOSANNAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOSANNAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOSANNAH
- HOSANNAH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOSANNAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
A cry of praise and joy to God.
Hosannah is a variant spelling of the older word hosanna, shouted in the Bible as the crowd welcomed Jesus. It still turns up in hymns and in poetry as a call of triumph.
How HOSANNAH is used
Used in worship and hymns; the spelling hosanna is more usual.
- The choir sang hosannah at the end of the carol.
- Hosannah! shouted the crowd as the procession passed.
- They raised a hosannah of joy when the bells rang.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSANNAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOSANNAH
1 longer words begin with HOSANNAH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSANNAH
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Common questions about HOSANNAH
- Is HOSANNAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSANNAH, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSANNAH worth?
- HOSANNAH is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSANNAH mean?
- A cry of praise and joy to God.
- What letters can be added to HOSANNAH?
- HOSANNAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOSANNAH:
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