HAPU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HAPU is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HAPU?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPU is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hapusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAPU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HAPU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does HAPU mean in Scrabble?
noun
New Zealand
A subtribe in Maori society.
Hapu is a Maori word for the kinship group that sits between a family and a tribe, and New Zealand English uses it untranslated. Land claims are usually brought by a hapu rather than by individuals.
How HAPU is used
Countable; the plural is unchanged.
- A hapu sits between a family and a tribe.
- The word hapu is Maori and is used untranslated.
- Two hapu share the same stretch of river.
- Land claims are brought by a hapu.
- New Zealand English kept hapu rather than translating it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAPU
The 4 tiles of HAPU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HAPU
5 longer words begin with HAPU.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPU
Common questions about HAPU
- Is HAPU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPU worth?
- HAPU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPU mean?
- A subtribe in Maori society.
- What letters can be added to HAPU?
- HAPU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HAPU:
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