22 words come out when you unscramble HOES, starting with HOES itself: 7 in Scrabble, 6 in Words With Friends. 2 anagrams of HOES are on the page: HOSE and SHOE, each 7 points. 4 letters: 2 vowels and 2 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HOES split into 3 with 4 letters, 10 with 3 and 9 with 2.
Trade one tile of HOES for another and you can spell these 6 words:
More 4-letter words: starting with HO · ending in ES · all 4-letter words
The meaning of HOES, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept HOES, and the list Words With Friends is built on has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOES itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 22) | 21 | 22 | 18 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
3 of the 22 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: HOS, SHO and SOH. 1 of the 22 answers is missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: EHS.
With one more tile, the letters of HOES spell the words below.