HWAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HWAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HWAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HWAN is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HWAN
No single letter turns HWAN into another word.
How HWAN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HWAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does HWAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The main unit of South Korean currency for a single decade, 1953 to 1962, before the won returned.
The hwan replaced the won in 1953 and was itself replaced by the won again in 1962, which makes it one of the shortest-lived currencies of the century. Inflation ended both experiments.
How HWAN is used
Countable; the plural is usually also hwan. Historical.
- The hwan lasted nine years and was replaced by what it replaced.
- The word hwan named a currency from 1953 to 1962.
- Inflation ended the hwan as it had ended its predecessor.
- A hwan note is a collector's item and nothing else.
- Two currencies in a decade and the hwan was the middle one.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HWAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words with HWAN inside
2 words contain HWAN in the middle. Words that start with HWAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HWAN
Common questions about HWAN
- Is HWAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HWAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HWAN worth?
- HWAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HWAN mean?
- The main unit of South Korean currency for a single decade, 1953 to 1962, before the won returned.
- What letters can be added to HWAN?
- No single letter can be added to HWAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HWAN:
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