HOUFF is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOUFF 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HOUFF?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUFF is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
houffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUFF scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOUFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,176 thousand.
What does HOUFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A place, especially a tavern or shelter, that a person visits often and regards as a favourite haunt.
In Scots usage a houff is somewhere a person returns to again and again, most often a particular pub or corner where friends are known to gather. The word can also be used as a verb, meaning to haunt or frequent a place regularly. Older Scots writing sometimes extends houff to a sheltered spot such as a graveyard corner used as a resting place.
How HOUFF is used
Scots dialect; met mainly in Scottish writing and in descriptions of local pubs and gathering places.
- The old pub had long been his favourite houff.
- Locals still call the corner shop their houff.
- She found a quiet houff away from the noise of the street.
- The sailors made the harbour tavern their regular houff.
- He would houff at the same table every Friday evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUFF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUFF
3 longer words begin with HOUFF.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUFF
Common questions about HOUFF
- Is HOUFF valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HOUFF is not in it.
- How many points is HOUFF worth?
- HOUFF is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUFF mean?
- A place, especially a tavern or shelter, that a person visits often and regards as a favourite haunt.
- What letters can be added to HOUFF?
- HOUFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOUFF:
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