HOSIERY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOSIERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSIERY?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSIERY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSIERY
No single letter turns HOSIERY into another word.
How HOSIERY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOSIERY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does HOSIERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Stockings, socks and tights considered together as a category of clothing.
Shops group these items in one hosiery department, and the term is used for the knitted trade that makes them. Historically a hosier sold them, and the business of hosiery was a major industry in towns such as Leicester and Nottingham.
How HOSIERY is used
In stores and the clothing trade, hosiery is the collective name for legwear.
- The hosiery section is on the ground floor.
- She bought two pairs of woollen hosiery for the winter.
- The town once had a thriving hosiery industry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSIERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSIERY
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Common questions about HOSIERY
- Is HOSIERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSIERY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSIERY worth?
- HOSIERY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSIERY mean?
- Stockings, socks and tights considered together as a category of clothing.
- What letters can be added to HOSIERY?
- No single letter can be added to HOSIERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOSIERY:
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