HEMELYTRON is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEMELYTRON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMELYTRON?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMELYTRON is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMELYTRON
No single letter turns HEMELYTRON into another word.
How HEMELYTRON scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEMELYTRON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMELYTRON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMELYTRON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The front wing of a true bug, stiff and leathery at the base and thin and clear at the tip.
A hemelytron differs from the fully hardened forewing of a beetle because only part of it is toughened. Bugs fold each hemelytron flat over the back when at rest.
How HEMELYTRON is used
The word hemelytron is used in entomology; its plural is hemelytra.
- Under the lens, the hemelytron of the shield bug showed a clear membranous tip.
- The key to identifying the insect was the pattern on each hemelytron.
- A damaged hemelytron may stop a bug from flying well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMELYTRON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMELYTRON
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Common questions about HEMELYTRON
- Is HEMELYTRON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMELYTRON, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMELYTRON worth?
- HEMELYTRON is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMELYTRON mean?
- The front wing of a true bug, stiff and leathery at the base and thin and clear at the tip.
- What letters can be added to HEMELYTRON?
- No single letter can be added to HEMELYTRON to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEMELYTRON:
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