HOVEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HOVEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOVEL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOVEL is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOVEL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOVEL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOVEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 49,015.
What does HOVEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, cramped and poorly built dwelling, often dirty or in disrepair.
A hovel is judged unfit rather than merely humble; the word carries a note of pity or disgust that a plain word like cottage does not. Writers reach for hovel to contrast squalid housing against wealth or comfort nearby.
How HOVEL is used
Countable noun, usually applied disapprovingly to housing that is cramped, dirty or falling apart.
- The family of six was crammed into a single hovel.
- Behind the manor stood a row of leaking hovels.
- He called the flat a hovel the moment he saw the mould.
- Refugees sheltered in a hovel patched together from scrap wood.
- The palace stood in cruel contrast to the hovels below it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOVEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOVEL
7 longer words begin with HOVEL.
Words ending in HOVEL
1 words end in HOVEL. Useful as a back hook: play HOVEL onto a word already on the board.
Words with HOVEL inside
20 words contain HOVEL in the middle. Words that start with HOVEL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOVEL
Common questions about HOVEL
- Is HOVEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOVEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOVEL worth?
- HOVEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOVEL mean?
- A small, cramped and poorly built dwelling, often dirty or in disrepair.
- What letters can be added to HOVEL?
- HOVEL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOVEL:
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