Unscramble HOICKSING and you have 217 words, HOICKSING itself among them: it scores 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HOICKSING split into 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 8, 11 with 7, 23 with 6, 47 with 5, 60 with 4, 54 with 3 and 19 with 2.
Among the 6-letter words from HOICKSING, CHINKS and HOICKS tie for first at 15 points. SKIING and HIKING are everyday picks.
Among 47 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HOICKSING, the top score is 14, reached by 6. COINS, KINGS and SHOCK are the familiar ones.
CHIK, HICK and HOCK are the top 4-letter words from HOICKSING, 13 points each. KING, SKIN and INCH will look familiar.
KHI scores highest among the 3-letter words in HOICKSING at 10 points, ahead of ICK on 9 and CHI on 8. SON, CON and SKI are the ones most people know.
These 5 words have the length of HOICKSING, with one letter different:
More 9-letter words: starting with HO · ending in NG · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by HOICKING and SHOCKING (18 points each).
Scrabble · Words With Friends points
In Scrabble, yes: HOICKSING is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOICKSING itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 217) | 165 | 217 | 136 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HOICKSING, HIKINGS, HOIKING, CHIKS, INKHOSI, CHIK, HIKOIS, HIKOI, HOIKS, HOKIS, ICHING, CHOGS and 40 more, 52 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: COKINGS, CHINGS, CHINOIS, CHING, GINCH, GONCH, CHONS, ICKS, HOISIN, HONGI, SHOGI, KOIS and 17 more, 29 in all.