HUTZPA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HUTZPA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUTZPA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUTZPA is to know. It scores 20 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUTZPA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUTZPA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HUTZPA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does HUTZPA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Shameless boldness or nerve, often admired for being so daring.
Hutzpa comes from Yiddish and carries a mix of cheek and admiration. It can be praise for a bold idea or a complaint about rude behaviour, depending on tone.
How HUTZPA is used
Hutzpa is an informal borrowing that is more often seen as chutzpah.
- It took hutzpa to ask the boss for a raise on day one.
- She had the hutzpa to walk in without a ticket.
- His hutzpa won him the deal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUTZPA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUTZPA
3 longer words begin with HUTZPA.
Shorter words from the letters in HUTZPA
Common questions about HUTZPA
- Is HUTZPA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUTZPA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUTZPA worth?
- HUTZPA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUTZPA mean?
- Shameless boldness or nerve, often admired for being so daring.
- What letters can be added to HUTZPA?
- HUTZPA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HUTZPA:
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