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Is HOSTAGES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list HOSTAGES 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
12128

What does HOSTAGES mean?

HOSTAGES is a form of HOSTAGE.

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

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

FAQ

Is HOSTAGES a Scrabble word?

HOSTAGES 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 HOSTAGES worth?

HOSTAGES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does HOSTAGES mean?

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