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Hints

h 4i 1n 1t 1s 1

About 1 syllable

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

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

What does hints mean?

noun

  1. an indirect suggestion

    “not a breath of scandal ever touched her”

    Synonymsintimationbreath

  2. a slight indication

    Synonymsclue

  3. a slight but appreciable amount

    “this dish could use a touch of garlic”

    Synonymstouchtingemitepinchjot

  4. a just detectable amount

    “he speaks French with a trace of an accent”

    Synonymstracetintsuggestion

  5. an indication of potential opportunity

    “he got a tip on the stock market”

    Synonymstipleadsteerconfidential informationwind

verb

  1. drop a hint; intimate by a hint

    Synonymssuggest

Definitions shown for hint, the base form of hints.

Is HINTS 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 HINTS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4i 1n 1t 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3i 1n 2t 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4i 1n 1t 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

7 pts
h 3i 1n 1t 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in HINTS

Anagrams 1

thins

Hooks for HINTS

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

Front hooks

chints

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HINTS

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

printspintsmintstintsflintsglintsstintssplintssprintsimprintsreprintsmisprintsblueprintsfootprintsoverprintsskinflintspeppermintsfingerprints
All words ending in -INTS

Hints: quick answers

Is HINTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HINTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HINTS worth?
HINTS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hints mean?
hints is the plural and third-person singular form of hint, which means “an indirect suggestion”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HINTS?
You can make 36 shorter words from HINTS, such as HINS, HINT, HISN, HIST. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HINTS?
HINTS rearranges into THINS.