Hansom
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A covered two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage in which the driver sits in an elevated seat at the rear with passengers enclosed below.
“They hailed a hansom from the kerb and were driven swiftly to Victoria Station.”
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Contains H, A, N, S, O, M with no repeated letters, giving good coverage of common consonants.
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Worth 11 points with no high-value tiles but a useful blend of mid-value letters across a six-letter word.
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