Is HOECAKES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HOECAKES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HOECAKES mean?
Hoecakes is a form of HOECAKE.
- noun
thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + O (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + K (5) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HOECAKES
HOECAKES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HOECAKES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hackees16
- hoecake16
- cheeks15
- chokes15
- haceks15
- hackee15
- shacko15
- cheek14
- choke14
- hacek14
- hacks14
- hecks14
- hocks14
- shack14
- shock14
- hack13
- heck13
- hock13
- ackees12
- hakes12
- hokes12
- okehs12
- shake12
- shako12
- echoes11
- ackee11
- cakes11
- cokes11
- hake11
- hoke11
- okeh11
- aches10
- chaos10
- chase10
- chose10
- eches10
- echos10
- oches10
- cake10
- cask10
- coke10
- sack10
- sock10
- akees9
- ache9
- cash9
- chao9
- cosh9
- each9
- eche9
- echo9
- oche9
- ack9
- akee8
- ekes8
- kaes8
- keas8
- koas8
- oaks8
- okas8
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