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Hoyles

h 4o 1y 4l 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 6 letters · Rare · plural of hoyle

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

What does hoyles mean?

noun

  1. an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)

    Synonymsfred hoylesir fred hoyle

  2. English writer on card games (1672-1769)

    Synonymsedmond hoyle

Definitions shown for hoyle, the base form of hoyles.

Is HOYLES 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) No

How many points is HOYLES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
h 4o 1y 4l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
h 3o 1y 3l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
h 4o 1y 4l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
h 3o 1y 4l 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in HOYLES

Words that end like HOYLES

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

All words ending in -OYLES

Hoyles: quick answers

Is HOYLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HOYLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HOYLES worth?
HOYLES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hoyles mean?
hoyles is the plural of hoyle, which means “an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HOYLES?
You can make 76 shorter words from HOYLES, such as HOLEY, HOSEY, HOYLE, HYLES. See the full list.