HALFPENNY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HALFPENNY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALFPENNY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALFPENNY is to know. It scores 20 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALFPENNY
No single letter turns HALFPENNY into another word.
How HALFPENNY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HALFPENNY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HALFPENNY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HALFPENNY mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A former British coin worth half of one penny.
The halfpenny was a tiny sum even in its day, which is why it appears in sayings about small amounts. It dropped out of circulation in 1984.
How HALFPENNY is used
Halfpenny is pronounced with a short first syllable, and its plurals are halfpennies for coins and halfpence for the value.
- A bun once cost only a halfpenny.
- He found an old halfpenny under the floorboards.
- The shopkeeper would not give a halfpenny change.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALFPENNY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALFPENNY
2 longer words begin with HALFPENNY.
Shorter words from the letters in HALFPENNY
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Common questions about HALFPENNY
- Is HALFPENNY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALFPENNY, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALFPENNY worth?
- HALFPENNY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALFPENNY mean?
- A former British coin worth half of one penny.
- What letters can be added to HALFPENNY?
- No single letter can be added to HALFPENNY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HALFPENNY:
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