Is HEBES valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEBES is not in it.

How many points is HEBES worth?

HEBES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HEBES?

HEBES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

HEBES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points

It depends on the list you play by. HEBES 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 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

h4e1b3e1s1

Depends on the listHEBES · 5 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 10 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

10points in Words with Friends

5letters

1hook available

1 in 71,295odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HEBES?

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	Not listed

Word power: 37 / 100

37WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.4%

Our own measure of how useful HEBES is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HEBES

Front hooks — 1

thebes11

Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How HEBES scores

Scrabble h4e1b3e1s1 10

Words with Friends h3e1b4e1s1 10

Face value of the 5 tiles in HEBES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
e	2	12
b	1	2
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 71,295.

Words ending in HEBES

thebes11 ephebes14

2 words end in HEBES. Useful as a back hook: play HEBES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HEBES

hebe9 bees6 ehs6 hes6 she6 bee5 bes5 see3 eh5 he5 sh5 be4 ee2 es2

Common questions about HEBES

Is HEBES valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEBES is not in it.
How many points is HEBES worth?: HEBES is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HEBES?: HEBES takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEBES:

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