HATTERIA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HATTERIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HATTERIA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HATTERIA is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HATTERIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hatteriasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HATTERIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HATTERIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HATTERIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HATTERIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologyrare
The tuatara, a lizard-like reptile of New Zealand and the sole living member of its ancient order.
Hatteria is an older scientific name once used for the tuatara, which resembles a lizard but belongs to a separate lineage that dates back to the age of the dinosaurs. The modern genus name is Sphenodon.
How HATTERIA is used
Hatteria occurs in older zoology books and word lists, while tuatara is the common name today.
- The hatteria lives on rocky islands off the New Zealand coast.
- An old textbook described the hatteria as a living fossil.
- Visitors queued to see the hatteria at the zoo.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HATTERIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HATTERIA
1 longer words begin with HATTERIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HATTERIA
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Common questions about HATTERIA
- Is HATTERIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HATTERIA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HATTERIA worth?
- HATTERIA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HATTERIA mean?
- The tuatara, a lizard-like reptile of New Zealand and the sole living member of its ancient order.
- What letters can be added to HATTERIA?
- HATTERIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HATTERIA:
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