HOTTENTOTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOTTENTOTS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOTTENTOTS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOTTENTOTS is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOTTENTOTS
No single letter turns HOTTENTOTS into another word.
How HOTTENTOTS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HOTTENTOTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| t | 4 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOTTENTOTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOTTENTOTS
- The letter T appears four times in HOTTENTOTS.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HOTTENTOTS
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Common questions about HOTTENTOTS
- Is HOTTENTOTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOTTENTOTS is not in it.
- How many points is HOTTENTOTS worth?
- HOTTENTOTS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOTTENTOTS?
- No single letter can be added to HOTTENTOTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HOTTENTOTS:
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