HOTCAKE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HOTCAKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOTCAKE?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOTCAKE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOTCAKE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hotcakesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOTCAKE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOTCAKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does HOTCAKE mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A thin, flat cake of batter fried on a griddle; a pancake.
Americans eat a hotcake for breakfast, usually stacked and served with syrup or butter. The phrase sell like hotcakes means to sell very fast. Hotcake is a more homely word than crepe or pancake.
How HOTCAKE is used
Hotcake is used in American breakfast menus, and in the idiom about selling quickly.
- He ordered a stack of hotcake with maple syrup.
- Her homemade jam sells like hotcake at the fair.
- Flip each hotcake when bubbles appear on the surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOTCAKE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOTCAKE
1 longer words begin with HOTCAKE.
Shorter words from the letters in HOTCAKE
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Common questions about HOTCAKE
- Is HOTCAKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOTCAKE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOTCAKE worth?
- HOTCAKE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOTCAKE mean?
- A thin, flat cake of batter fried on a griddle; a pancake.
- What letters can be added to HOTCAKE?
- HOTCAKE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOTCAKE:
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