HAPPY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HAPPY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPPY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPPY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPPY
Front hooks — 1
chappyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HAPPY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HAPPY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,091 thousand.
What does HAPPY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Feeling or showing pleasure, contentment or joy.
Happy describes an emotional state of satisfaction or well-being, whether brought on by good news, good company or simple comfort. It can describe a lasting mood or a short burst of pleasure at a particular moment. The word is also used loosely to mean fortunate, as in a happy coincidence.
How HAPPY is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing across every register.
- She felt happy after hearing the good news.
- The children looked happy playing in the park.
- He wished his friend a happy birthday.
- They lived a long and happy life together.
- A happy accident led to the discovery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPPY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAPPY
1 longer words begin with HAPPY.
Words ending in HAPPY
4 words end in HAPPY. Useful as a back hook: play HAPPY onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAPPY inside
1 words contain HAPPY in the middle. Words that start with HAPPY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPPY
Common questions about HAPPY
- Is HAPPY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPPY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPPY worth?
- HAPPY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPPY mean?
- Feeling or showing pleasure, contentment or joy.
- What letters can be added to HAPPY?
- HAPPY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HAPPY:
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