HOURGLASS is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HOURGLASS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOURGLASS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOURGLASS is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOURGLASS
No single letter turns HOURGLASS into another word.
How HOURGLASS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOURGLASS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOURGLASS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HOURGLASS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A device of two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck, through which sand runs to measure a set period of time.
The hourglass is a familiar symbol of time slipping away, drawn on clocks, tombstones and film titles alike. Its outline also gives a name to a figure that is broad at top and bottom and narrow in the middle.
How HOURGLASS is used
Used literally for the timer and figuratively for a nipped-in waist or shape.
- She turned the hourglass and waited for the sand to fall.
- An old hourglass stood on the captain's desk.
- The dress gave her a classic hourglass silhouette.
- The hourglass on the screen showed the program was still loading.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOURGLASS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOURGLASS
1 longer words begin with HOURGLASS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOURGLASS
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Common questions about HOURGLASS
- Is HOURGLASS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOURGLASS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOURGLASS worth?
- HOURGLASS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOURGLASS mean?
- A device of two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck, through which sand runs to measure a set period of time.
- What letters can be added to HOURGLASS?
- No single letter can be added to HOURGLASS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOURGLASS:
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