HAMULUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HAMULUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAMULUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAMULUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAMULUS
No single letter turns HAMULUS into another word.
How HAMULUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAMULUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does HAMULUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A hamulus is a small hook or hook-like projection on a body part.
In bees and wasps a row of hamulus hooks locks the front and back wings together so they beat as one. Bones and bird feathers also have such tiny hooks.
How HAMULUS is used
Hamulus is a biology term; its plural is hamuli.
- Each hamulus on the wing catches the edge of the hindwing.
- Under the microscope the hamulus looked like a tiny barb.
- A broken hamulus can leave a bee unable to fly well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAMULUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about HAMULUS
- Is HAMULUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAMULUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAMULUS worth?
- HAMULUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAMULUS mean?
- A hamulus is a small hook or hook-like projection on a body part.
- What letters can be added to HAMULUS?
- No single letter can be added to HAMULUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAMULUS:
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