HOSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HOSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSEL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSEL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoselsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,508.
What stands out about HOSEL
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The part of a golf clubhead shaped as a socket, designed to hold and secure the end of the shaft.
A hosel connects the clubhead to the shaft, and its angle relative to the clubface, known as the hosel offset, affects how the club strikes the ball and how forgiving it feels on off-centre hits. Club makers adjust the hosel's length, angle, and weight distribution as part of designing clubs suited to different playing styles, since even small changes near this joint can shift the balance of the whole club. A crack or looseness at the hosel is a common repair issue, sometimes requiring the shaft to be reset and reglued into the socket. Golfers occasionally call a badly mishit shot that glances off this part of the club a shank, though the hosel itself is simply the connecting socket rather than the fault.
How HOSEL is used
A technical term from golf equipment, familiar mainly to golfers, club fitters, and equipment manufacturers.
- The shaft had worked loose inside the hosel.
- Club fitters measure the hosel offset before recommending irons.
- A crack near the hosel forced him to replace the club.
- The technician reglued the shaft into the hosel.
- A mishit near the hosel sent the ball sharply off line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOSEL
The 5 tiles of HOSEL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with HOSEL
2 longer words begin with HOSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSEL
Common questions about HOSEL
- Is HOSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSEL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSEL worth?
- HOSEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSEL mean?
- The part of a golf clubhead shaped as a socket, designed to hold and secure the end of the shaft.
- What letters can be added to HOSEL?
- HOSEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOSEL:
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