HURRICANE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points

Yes. HURRICANE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept HURRICANE?

Word power: 32 / 100

Our own measure of how useful HURRICANE is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HURRICANE

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HURRICANE scores

Face value of the 9 tiles in HURRICANE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HURRICANE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about HURRICANE

• The same 9 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Anagrams of HURRICANE

The 9 tiles of HURRICANE in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with HURRICANE

1 longer words begin with HURRICANE.

Shorter words from the letters in HURRICANE

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Common questions about HURRICANE

Is HURRICANE valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HURRICANE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HURRICANE worth?

HURRICANE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HURRICANE?

HURRICANE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.