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Hacks

h 4a 1c 3k 5s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of hack

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does hacks mean?

noun

  1. one who works hard at boring tasks

    Synonymsdrudgehacker

  2. a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends

    Synonymsmachine politicianpolitical hack

  3. a mediocre and disdained writer

    Synonymshack writerliterary hack

  4. a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil

  5. a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

    Synonymscabtaxitaxicab

  6. an old or over-worked horse

    Synonymsjadenagplug

verb

  1. cut with a hacking tool

    Synonymschop

  2. be able to manage or manage successfully

    “I can't hack it anymore”

    Synonymscut

  3. cut away

    “he hacked his way through the forest”

  4. kick on the arms

  5. kick on the shins

  6. fix a computer program piecemeal until it works

    “I'm not very good at hacking but I'll give it my best”

    Synonymshack on

Definitions shown for hack, the base form of hacks.

Is HACKS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is HACKS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
h 4a 1c 3k 5s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
h 3a 1c 4k 5s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
h 4a 1c 4k 5s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
h 3a 1c 3k 6s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HACKS

Anagrams 1

shack

Hooks for HACKS

Add one letter to the front or back of HACKS to make another word.

Front hooks

chacksshacksthackswhacks

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HACKS

Common words that share the ending -ACKS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

backslackstrackspacksrackssackstacksblackscracksstacksjacksclacksknacksslackssmackssnacksdrawbackshijacksunpackscutbacksransackssetbacksbackpacksflapjacks
All words ending in -ACKS

Hacks: quick answers

Is HACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HACKS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HACKS worth?
HACKS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hacks mean?
hacks is the plural and third-person singular form of hack, which means “one who works hard at boring tasks”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HACKS?
You can make 22 shorter words from HACKS, such as HACK, HASK, CASK, SACK. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HACKS?
HACKS rearranges into SHACK.