HOSTELINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 14 points
Yes for Scrabble. HOSTELINGS 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.
h4o1s1t1e1l1i1n1g2s1
PlayableHOSTELINGS · 10 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOSTELINGS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| 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: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.8%
Our own measure of how useful HOSTELINGS is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOSTELINGS
No single letter turns HOSTELINGS into another word.
How HOSTELINGS scores
Scrabble h4o1s1t1e1l1i1n1g2s1 14
Words with Friends h3o1s1t1e1l2i1n2g3s1 16
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOSTELINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOSTELINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOSTELINGS
histogens13 hosteling13 hotelings13 lightness13 nightless13 slingshot13 holsteins12 losingest10 enlights12 histogen12 hostings12 hoteling12 lightens12 shingles12 shoeings12 sleights12 sloshing12 slothing12 histones11 holiness11 holstein11 hostiles11 hotlines11 lothness11 neoliths11 elogists9 glistens9 lignoses9 loginess9 singlets9 sniglets9 sonliest8 english11 enlight11 hogties11 holings11 hongies11 hosting11 lengths11 lighten11
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Common questions about HOSTELINGS
- Is HOSTELINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOSTELINGS is not in it.
- How many points is HOSTELINGS worth?
- HOSTELINGS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOSTELINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HOSTELINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOSTELINGS:
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