HUIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. HUIA 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 7 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HUIA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUIA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
huiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUIA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HUIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What stands out about HUIA
- HUIA runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HUIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An extinct New Zealand bird known for the striking difference between the male and female beak shapes.
The huia lived only in the North Island forests of New Zealand and vanished in the early twentieth century. Its long curved bill in females and short straight bill in males made the huia unusual among birds.
How HUIA is used
Refers to a specific extinct bird species, now used mainly in historical or scientific contexts.
- The huia was last reliably seen in the forests over a century ago.
- Museum drawers still hold preserved huia specimens from early collectors.
- Maori chiefs once wore huia feathers as a mark of status.
- Scientists study huia skeletons to understand its unusual beak shapes.
- No huia has been confirmed alive since the early 1900s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUIA
1 longer words begin with HUIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HUIA
Common questions about HUIA
- Is HUIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUIA, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUIA worth?
- HUIA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUIA mean?
- An extinct New Zealand bird known for the striking difference between the male and female beak shapes.
- What letters can be added to HUIA?
- HUIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HUIA:
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