HUI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 6 points
It depends on the list you play by. HUI 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 6 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HUI?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUI is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUI scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HUI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What does HUI mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A gathering or meeting, in New Zealand English.
Hui is Maori and has crossed into general New Zealand use for any meeting at all, including ones with no Maori connection whatever: a company can hold a hui. That crossing is unusual, and it puts the word in the same small group as kai.
How HUI is used
Countable: a hui, two hui. Chiefly New Zealand.
- The hui ran for two days and settled one thing.
- A hui is called when a decision affects everybody.
- They held a hui about the road and nobody agreed.
- The word hui is used by everybody in that country.
- Two hui in one month is a sign of trouble.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUI
13 longer words begin with HUI.
Words ending in HUI
2 words end in HUI. Useful as a back hook: play HUI onto a word already on the board.
Words with HUI inside
Showing 24 of 33 words that contain HUI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HUI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HUI
Common questions about HUI
- Is HUI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUI worth?
- HUI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUI mean?
- A gathering or meeting, in New Zealand English.
- What letters can be added to HUI?
- HUI takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HUI:
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