HEMIHYDRATE is a valid Scrabble word — 23 points
Yes. HEMIHYDRATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMIHYDRATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMIHYDRATE is to know. It scores 23 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMIHYDRATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMIHYDRATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HEMIHYDRATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMIHYDRATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMIHYDRATE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound that holds one molecule of water for every two molecules of the substance itself.
Plaster of Paris is the best-known hemihydrate, made from gypsum that has been partly dried by heating. When water is added, the hemihydrate sets hard again. Chemists use the name for any crystal with this half-water ratio.
How HEMIHYDRATE is used
Chemistry term, mostly in connection with calcium sulphate.
- Plaster of Paris is a calcium sulphate hemihydrate.
- Heating gypsum gently produces the hemihydrate.
- The hemihydrate sets quickly once it meets water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMIHYDRATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMIHYDRATE
2 longer words begin with HEMIHYDRATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMIHYDRATE
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Common questions about HEMIHYDRATE
- Is HEMIHYDRATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMIHYDRATE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMIHYDRATE worth?
- HEMIHYDRATE is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMIHYDRATE mean?
- A compound that holds one molecule of water for every two molecules of the substance itself.
- What letters can be added to HEMIHYDRATE?
- HEMIHYDRATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HEMIHYDRATE:
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