HEBETUDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HEBETUDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEBETUDE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEBETUDE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEBETUDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hebetudesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEBETUDE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEBETUDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEBETUDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEBETUDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryformal
A state of mental dullness or sluggishness.
Hebetude describes a mind gone slow, as after a heavy meal or years of dull routine. It is a learned word, seldom heard in everyday speech.
How HEBETUDE is used
Formal and literary; hebetude suggests lethargy of thought.
- A deep hebetude settled over the afternoon class.
- Years of routine had left him in a state of hebetude.
- The critic accused the film of hebetude.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEBETUDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEBETUDE
1 longer words begin with HEBETUDE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEBETUDE
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Common questions about HEBETUDE
- Is HEBETUDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEBETUDE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEBETUDE worth?
- HEBETUDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEBETUDE mean?
- A state of mental dullness or sluggishness.
- What letters can be added to HEBETUDE?
- HEBETUDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEBETUDE:
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