Dictionary

Hoisin

h ₄o ₁i ₁s ₁i ₁n ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does hoisin mean?

We don’t have a definition for hoisin yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is HOISIN a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is HOISIN worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

h ₄o ₁i ₁s ₁i ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

9 pts

h ₃o ₁i ₁s ₁i ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

9 pts

h ₄o ₁i ₁s ₁i ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

h ₃o ₁i ₁s ₁i ₁n ₁

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

Words from the letters in HOISIN

Best shorter words top 30 of 42

hiois 8 hins 7 hioi 7 hisn 7 hons 7 nish 7 nosh 7 shin 7 sinh 7 hin 6 his 6 hoi 6 hon 6 hos 6 ish 6 noh 6 ohs 6 soh 6 hi 5 ho 5 oh 5 sh 5 ions 4 nisi 4 ins 3 ion 3 ios 3 iso 3 nis 3 nos 3

See all 42 words made from HOISIN

Hooks for HOISIN

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

hoising hoisins

Hoisin: quick answers

Is HOISIN a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. HOISIN is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is HOISIN worth?

HOISIN scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in HOISIN?

You can make 42 shorter words from HOISIN, such as HIOIS, HINS, HIOI, HISN. See the full list.