HOSEY is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 11 points
Yes for Scrabble. HOSEY is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept HOSEY?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSEY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSEY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoseysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSEY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOSEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does HOSEY mean in Scrabble?
verb
informalNorth American
To claim possession of something, especially by calling out first, as children do at play.
To hosey something is to stake a spoken claim to it before anyone else can, much like the word dibs used elsewhere for the same childhood custom. Speakers hosey a front seat, a toy or a turn simply by saying the word aloud, and the claim is treated as binding by the informal rules of the game or group.
How HOSEY is used
Informal spoken word, mostly used by children claiming something ahead of others.
- She hosey the front seat before her brothers could argue.
- Whoever hoseys first gets to pick the movie tonight.
- He tried to hosey the last slice of pizza too late.
- They hosey turns on the swing by shouting it out loud.
- You cannot hosey something someone else is already holding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOSEY
3 longer words begin with HOSEY.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSEY
Common questions about HOSEY
- Is HOSEY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOSEY is not in it.
- How many points is HOSEY worth?
- HOSEY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSEY mean?
- To claim possession of something, especially by calling out first, as children do at play.
- What letters can be added to HOSEY?
- HOSEY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOSEY:
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