HEGUMEN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEGUMEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEGUMEN?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEGUMEN is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEGUMEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEGUMEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEGUMEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 842,149.
What does HEGUMEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
A hegumen holds a rank comparable to that of an abbot in Western monasticism and is in charge of both daily discipline and spiritual life. The title is borrowed from Greek and often appears in descriptions of Russian and Greek monasteries.
How HEGUMEN is used
In church history the hegumen is the superior of an Orthodox monastery.
- The hegumen blessed the pilgrims at the monastery gate.
- Monks consulted the hegumen before any major decision.
- A new hegumen was appointed after the old one retired.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEGUMEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEGUMEN
8 longer words begin with HEGUMEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HEGUMEN
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Common questions about HEGUMEN
- Is HEGUMEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEGUMEN, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEGUMEN worth?
- HEGUMEN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEGUMEN mean?
- The head of a monastery in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- What letters can be added to HEGUMEN?
- HEGUMEN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEGUMEN:
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