HOTFOOT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOTFOOT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOTFOOT?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOTFOOT is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOTFOOT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hotfootsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOTFOOT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HOTFOOT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,764 thousand.
What does HOTFOOT mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To go somewhere in a great hurry, usually on foot.
The verb hotfoot almost always appears with "it" and a destination, as in hotfoot it home. It suggests a sudden dash driven by urgency or keenness rather than a calm walk. As a noun it is also the name of a prank involving a lit match tucked into a shoe.
How HOTFOOT is used
Hotfoot is an informal, slightly old-fashioned verb used in storytelling about someone rushing off.
- When the bell rang, the children hotfoot it out of the classroom.
- He had to hotfoot across town to catch the last train.
- I will hotfoot it to the shop before it closes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOTFOOT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOTFOOT
3 longer words begin with HOTFOOT.
Shorter words from the letters in HOTFOOT
Common questions about HOTFOOT
- Is HOTFOOT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOTFOOT, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOTFOOT worth?
- HOTFOOT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOTFOOT mean?
- To go somewhere in a great hurry, usually on foot.
- What letters can be added to HOTFOOT?
- HOTFOOT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HOTFOOT:
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