HEBETATION is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HEBETATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEBETATION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEBETATION is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEBETATION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hebetationsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEBETATION scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEBETATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEBETATION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEBETATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
rareliterary
The process of becoming dull, blunt or slow in mind or feeling.
Hebetation is a bookish word for dulling, whether of a blade or of the wits. Writers sometimes pick it to give a flavour of old learning, though almost nobody says it aloud.
How HEBETATION is used
Hebetation is rare and mostly met in older or deliberately learned writing.
- Years of idle routine brought a slow hebetation of the mind.
- The doctor noted the hebetation of his senses after the fever.
- He feared the hebetation that comes from endless repetition.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEBETATION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEBETATION
1 longer words begin with HEBETATION.
Shorter words from the letters in HEBETATION
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Common questions about HEBETATION
- Is HEBETATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEBETATION, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEBETATION worth?
- HEBETATION is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEBETATION mean?
- The process of becoming dull, blunt or slow in mind or feeling.
- What letters can be added to HEBETATION?
- HEBETATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEBETATION:
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