Is HINGE a word?
HINGE is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 2 other words, plus 14 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HINGE is a valid word.
What does hinge mean?
noun: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HINGE: word details
- Pronunciation: HIHNJ (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so HINGE works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of hinge
Shorter words inside hinge
Words you can make from the letters of hinge.
Solve a whole rack, not just HINGE
HINGE is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HINGE mean?
HINGE is a noun. It means: a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other.
Is HINGE a valid word?
Yes, HINGE is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.