HEMIPTERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HEMIPTERAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMIPTERAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMIPTERAN is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMIPTERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hemipteransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMIPTERAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEMIPTERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMIPTERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMIPTERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An insect of the order Hemiptera, which has sucking mouthparts and includes bugs, aphids and cicadas.
Every hemipteran feeds by piercing and sucking, whether on plant sap or on blood. The group is large and varied, from tiny aphids to noisy cicadas.
How HEMIPTERAN is used
Hemipteran is used in entomology and pest control to name members of the true bug order.
- The aphid is a small hemipteran that feeds on rose stems.
- Each hemipteran has a beak adapted for piercing.
- The entomologist sorted every hemipteran from the sample.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMIPTERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMIPTERAN
1 longer words begin with HEMIPTERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMIPTERAN
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Common questions about HEMIPTERAN
- Is HEMIPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMIPTERAN, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMIPTERAN worth?
- HEMIPTERAN is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMIPTERAN mean?
- An insect of the order Hemiptera, which has sucking mouthparts and includes bugs, aphids and cicadas.
- What letters can be added to HEMIPTERAN?
- HEMIPTERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEMIPTERAN:
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