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Is HOSTAGE a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list HOSTAGE is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
11117

What does HOSTAGE mean?

  1. nouna prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

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Hooks for HOSTAGE

Add a letter to make a new word: HOSTAGES.

Words inside HOSTAGE

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About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up HOSTAGE in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is HOSTAGE a Scrabble word?

HOSTAGE is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is HOSTAGE worth?

HOSTAGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does HOSTAGE mean?

A prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms.