HOYDENISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HOYDENISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOYDENISH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOYDENISH is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOYDENISH
No single letter turns HOYDENISH into another word.
How HOYDENISH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HOYDENISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HOYDENISH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HOYDENISH
- HOYDENISH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HOYDENISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Boisterous and high-spirited in a way once thought unladylike, like a tomboy.
Hoydenish behaviour in old novels means climbing trees and laughing loudly. Modern readers may find the judgement behind the word more telling than the behaviour.
How HOYDENISH is used
Found in older fiction and humorous period description.
- The hoydenish girl scrambled over the fence.
- Her hoydenish laughter startled the guests.
- The novel describes a hoydenish heroine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOYDENISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOYDENISH
2 longer words begin with HOYDENISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HOYDENISH
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Common questions about HOYDENISH
- Is HOYDENISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOYDENISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOYDENISH worth?
- HOYDENISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOYDENISH mean?
- Boisterous and high-spirited in a way once thought unladylike, like a tomboy.
- What letters can be added to HOYDENISH?
- No single letter can be added to HOYDENISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HOYDENISH:
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