HEGUMENE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HEGUMENE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEGUMENE?
| 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 HEGUMENE is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEGUMENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hegumenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEGUMENE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HEGUMENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEGUMENE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEGUMENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
The woman who heads a convent in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The hegumene governs the nuns of her community much as an abbess does in the West. The male counterpart is the hegumen, who leads a monastery.
How HEGUMENE is used
Church term; hegumene is used for the Orthodox female superior.
- The hegumene welcomed the pilgrims to the convent.
- Every nun obeyed the hegumene.
- A new hegumene was chosen after her death.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEGUMENE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEGUMENE
1 longer words begin with HEGUMENE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEGUMENE
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Common questions about HEGUMENE
- Is HEGUMENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEGUMENE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEGUMENE worth?
- HEGUMENE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEGUMENE mean?
- The woman who heads a convent in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
- What letters can be added to HEGUMENE?
- HEGUMENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HEGUMENE:
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