HOSTA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HOSTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOSTA?
| 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 HOSTA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hostasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOSTA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOSTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about HOSTA
- 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 HOSTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any of a genus of perennial garden plants, prized for their broad, often variegated leaves and spikes of trumpet-shaped flowers, and well suited to shaded planting areas.
Gardeners prize hosta chiefly for its foliage rather than its flowers, since the leaves come in a wide range of sizes, textures, and colours, from deep blue-green to variegated patterns edged in cream or gold. Because it tolerates shade well, hosta has become a standard choice for planting beneath trees or along the north side of a building, spots where many flowering plants struggle to thrive. The genus originated in East Asia, particularly Japan, Korea, and China, and takes its scientific name from the Austrian botanist Nicolaus Thomas Host. Gardeners in wetter climates often battle slugs and snails, which can shred hosta leaves overnight if left unchecked.
How HOSTA is used
A standard gardening term for a widely grown genus of shade-tolerant foliage plants.
- She planted a row of hosta along the shaded garden path.
- Slugs had chewed ragged holes through the hosta leaves.
- The variegated hosta brightened the dim corner of the yard.
- He divided the hosta clump in early spring.
- Large hosta leaves formed a dense ground cover beneath the oak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOSTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOSTA
The 5 tiles of HOSTA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with HOSTA
3 longer words begin with HOSTA.
Words with HOSTA inside
2 words contain HOSTA in the middle. Words that start with HOSTA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSTA
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Common questions about HOSTA
- Is HOSTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOSTA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOSTA worth?
- HOSTA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOSTA mean?
- Any of a genus of perennial garden plants, prized for their broad, often variegated leaves and spikes of trumpet-shaped flowers, and well suited to shaded planting areas.
- What letters can be added to HOSTA?
- HOSTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOSTA:
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