HOUND is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HOUND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOUND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOUND is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOUND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
houndsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOUND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOUND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does HOUND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dog, especially one of a breed developed for hunting by scent or sight; informally, a person keenly and persistently devoted to some pursuit.
Hound once meant simply dog in general, and the narrower modern sense survives mainly in the names of hunting breeds such as the bloodhound and the greyhound, prized for tracking or chasing game. From that image of relentless pursuit, English also uses hound informally for a person who chases something with the same single-minded persistence, as in a bargain hound or a publicity hound. The same idea produced the verb to hound, meaning to pursue or pester someone so persistently that they cannot escape notice. Both senses share the picture of dogged, unwilling-to-quit pursuit.
How HOUND is used
The breed sense is neutral and everyday; the person sense and the related verb to hound are informal and often carry a note of relentless pressure.
- The bloodhound is a hound bred specifically for tracking scent over long distances.
- Reporters were quick to hound the minister after the announcement.
- She jokingly called herself a coupon hound after clipping ads for an hour.
- A pack of hounds led the hunt across the open field.
- She refused to let the old rumor hound her for another year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOUND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOUND
9 longer words begin with HOUND.
Words ending in HOUND
Showing 24 of 27 words that end in HOUND. Useful as a back hook: play HOUND onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOUND inside
Showing 24 of 29 words that contain HOUND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HOUND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOUND
Common questions about HOUND
- Is HOUND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOUND, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOUND worth?
- HOUND is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOUND mean?
- A dog, especially one of a breed developed for hunting by scent or sight; informally, a person keenly and persistently devoted to some pursuit.
- What letters can be added to HOUND?
- HOUND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOUND:
Open HOUND in the Word Finder