HOSIER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOSIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSIER?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSIER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSIER
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSIER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HOSIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What does HOSIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
A tradesman who makes or sells stockings, socks and other knitted undergarments.
A hosier kept a shop stocked with hose, which is the old word for stockings, and often with gloves, vests and knitwear as well. The trade was once a mainstay of English market towns and of knitting centres such as Nottingham and Leicester. Today the word survives mostly in history books, in old shop signs and as a family surname, since the modern shop is called a menswear store.
How HOSIER is used
Dated shop-keeping term, now mainly historical or found in surnames and street names.
- The hosier measured the customer for a pair of woollen stockings.
- His grandfather worked as a hosier in the high street.
- Every hosier in town stocked the new nylon socks that year.
- A hosier and a hatter shared the narrow shop front.
- The apprentice learned the hosier trade in Leicester.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSIER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOSIER
The 6 tiles of HOSIER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOSIER
3 longer words begin with HOSIER.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSIER
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Common questions about HOSIER
- Is HOSIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSIER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSIER worth?
- HOSIER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSIER mean?
- A tradesman who makes or sells stockings, socks and other knitted undergarments.
- What letters can be added to HOSIER?
- HOSIER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HOSIER:
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