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.
h4o1u1r1g2l1a1s1s1
PlayableHOURGLASS · 9 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 15 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
15points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOURGLASS?
| 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: 25 / 100
25WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.44
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
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
Scrabble h4o1u1r1g2l1a1s1s1 13
Words with Friends h3o1u2r1g3l2a1s1s1 15
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.
Words starting with HOURGLASS
1 longer words begin with HOURGLASS.
Shorter words from the letters in HOURGLASS
goulash11 sloughs11 guslars8 rugolas8 rugosas8 rosulas7 galosh10 ghouls10 laughs10 loughs10 roughs10 saughs10 shrugs10 slough10 soughs10 aslosh9 hussar9 shauls9 shoals9 sholas9 shorls9 shuras9 sohurs9 solahs9 surahs9 algors7 argols7 glaurs7 glossa7 gorals7 gouras7 gulars7 guslar7 guslas7 largos7 rolags7 rugola7 rugosa7 sargos7 sargus7
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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 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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