HOYA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HOYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOYA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOYA is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hoyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOYA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does HOYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A climbing plant with waxy flowers.
Hoya is named after a gardener called Hoy, which makes it one of a great many plant names built from a surname. The flowers produce so much nectar that it drips, and growers put a saucer underneath.
How HOYA is used
Countable: a hoya, two hoyas.
- A hoya drips nectar and needs something under it.
- The word hoya comes from a gardener's surname.
- Two hoyas of different species on the same frame.
- The flowers of a hoya look artificial and are not.
- A hoya flowers on the same spur year after year.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOYA
The 4 tiles of HOYA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HOYA
1 longer words begin with HOYA.
Shorter words from the letters in HOYA
Common questions about HOYA
- Is HOYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOYA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOYA worth?
- HOYA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOYA mean?
- A climbing plant with waxy flowers.
- What letters can be added to HOYA?
- HOYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOYA:
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