HUSTLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HUSTLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUSTLE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUSTLE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUSTLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUSTLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HUSTLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does HUSTLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To push or hurry someone along roughly, or to work and move with energetic speed.
Hustle has two main uses. In the first it is done to someone, as when guards hustle a prisoner through a crowd. In the second it describes eager effort, and in North American speech it can also mean to chase money or deals by any available means. The word came from Dutch, where it meant to shake or toss about.
How HUSTLE is used
Everyday word; the money-chasing sense is informal and sometimes suggests a hint of trickery.
- Two officers hustle the visitor out of the hall.
- You will have to hustle if you want to catch the early train.
- He learned to hustle for freelance work in his first year.
- The coach told the team to hustle back on defence.
- They hustle customers into signing before reading the terms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUSTLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HUSTLE
The 6 tiles of HUSTLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HUSTLE
4 longer words begin with HUSTLE.
Shorter words from the letters in HUSTLE
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Common questions about HUSTLE
- Is HUSTLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUSTLE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUSTLE worth?
- HUSTLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUSTLE mean?
- To push or hurry someone along roughly, or to work and move with energetic speed.
- What letters can be added to HUSTLE?
- HUSTLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HUSTLE:
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