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Is HUNGRY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HUNGRY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HUNGRY mean?

  1. adjective

    feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food

    “a world full of hungry people”

  2. adjective

    (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

    “athirst for knowledge”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

14

Words With Friends

6

Letters

H (4) + U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 HUNGRY

HUNGRY 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 HUNGRY

The 16 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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