HOVERTRAINS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HOVERTRAINS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
h4o1v4e1r1t1r1a1i1n1s1
Depends on the listHOVERTRAINS · 11 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
11letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HOVERTRAINS?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
29WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.55
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.36%
Our own measure of how useful HOVERTRAINS is to know. It scores 17 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOVERTRAINS
No single letter turns HOVERTRAINS into another word.
How HOVERTRAINS scores
Scrabble h4o1v4e1r1t1r1a1i1n1s1 17
Words with Friends h3o1v5e1r1t1r1a1i1n2s1 18
Face value of the 11 tiles in HOVERTRAINS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOVERTRAINS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HOVERTRAINS
hovertrain16 overstrain13 overtrains13 overhairs15 overshirt15 overthins15 revarnish15 varnisher15 hortensia12 invertors12 overstain12 overtrain12 senhorita12 tarnisher12 veratrins12 serration9 enravish14 overhair14 overhits14 overrash14 overthin14 ravisher14 thrivers14 tovarish14 vanisher14 antihero11 aversion11 hairnets11 heritors11 hoariest11 horniest11 inearths11 invertor11 investor11 northers11 ornithes11 overstir11 savorier11 servitor11 sharnier11
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Common questions about HOVERTRAINS
- Is HOVERTRAINS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOVERTRAINS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOVERTRAINS worth?
- HOVERTRAINS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HOVERTRAINS?
- No single letter can be added to HOVERTRAINS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HOVERTRAINS:
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