HUSK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HUSK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUSK?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUSK is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 2.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUSK
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUSK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HUSK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 122,538.
What does HUSK mean in Scrabble?
noun
The dry outer covering of a seed or fruit.
Husk is the same word as house in origin, from the idea of something that encloses. The verb gave American English the husking bee, which was hard work arranged to look like a party.
How HUSK is used
Countable. Also a verb: husked, husking.
- The husk comes off easily once the seed is dry.
- The word husk shares a root with house.
- They husked the whole crop in an evening.
- A husking bee was work disguised as a party.
- Two husks left on the floor and forty in the basket.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUSK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HUSK
The 4 tiles of HUSK in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HUSK
14 longer words begin with HUSK.
Words ending in HUSK
2 words end in HUSK. Useful as a back hook: play HUSK onto a word already on the board.
Words with HUSK inside
10 words contain HUSK in the middle. Words that start with HUSK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HUSK
Common questions about HUSK
- Is HUSK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUSK, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUSK worth?
- HUSK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUSK mean?
- The dry outer covering of a seed or fruit.
- What letters can be added to HUSK?
- HUSK takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HUSK:
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