HAMADRYAD is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HAMADRYAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMADRYAD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMADRYAD is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMADRYAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hamadryadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAMADRYAD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HAMADRYAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAMADRYAD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HAMADRYAD mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
In Greek myth, a nymph who lives inside a particular tree and dies when that tree dies.
The hamadryad shows how the ancient Greeks bound spirit to place: her life and the tree's were one. Zoologists also borrowed the name for the king cobra of Asia.
How HAMADRYAD is used
Found in poetry, mythology and nature writing, and in the older name of the king cobra.
- The poet imagined a hamadryad sighing in the old oak.
- Cutting the tree would have killed the hamadryad living in it.
- Each grove in the legend had its own hamadryad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMADRYAD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAMADRYAD
2 longer words begin with HAMADRYAD.
Shorter words from the letters in HAMADRYAD
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Common questions about HAMADRYAD
- Is HAMADRYAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMADRYAD, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMADRYAD worth?
- HAMADRYAD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMADRYAD mean?
- In Greek myth, a nymph who lives inside a particular tree and dies when that tree dies.
- What letters can be added to HAMADRYAD?
- HAMADRYAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HAMADRYAD:
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