HOSPITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOSPITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSPITAL?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOSPITAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSPITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSPITAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HOSPITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOSPITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOSPITAL
- All 8 letters of HOSPITAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOSPITAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
An institution where sick or injured people receive medical and surgical treatment and nursing care.
Large hospitals hold many departments, from emergency rooms to maternity wards. Historically, the word also named charitable houses that sheltered the poor and travellers. The same Latin root gave us hospitality and hotel.
How HOSPITAL is used
In British English people are in hospital; in American English they are in the hospital.
- She was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
- The new hospital opens next spring.
- My uncle worked as a porter at the hospital.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSPITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOSPITAL
21 longer words begin with HOSPITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSPITAL
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Common questions about HOSPITAL
- Is HOSPITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSPITAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSPITAL worth?
- HOSPITAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSPITAL mean?
- An institution where sick or injured people receive medical and surgical treatment and nursing care.
- What letters can be added to HOSPITAL?
- HOSPITAL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HOSPITAL:
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