HEMIPTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEMIPTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMIPTEROUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMIPTEROUS is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMIPTEROUS
No single letter turns HEMIPTEROUS into another word.
How HEMIPTEROUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HEMIPTEROUS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEMIPTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEMIPTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Belonging to the insect order that includes the true bugs, aphids and cicadas.
A hemipterous insect typically has piercing and sucking mouthparts rather than jaws for chewing. Entomologists use hemipterous when sorting specimens into their larger groups.
How HEMIPTEROUS is used
Hemipterous is a specialist term found in entomology and pest-control writing.
- The hemipterous pest sucked sap from the rose stems.
- Cicadas are hemipterous insects with piercing mouthparts.
- She sorted the hemipterous specimens into a separate tray.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMIPTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about HEMIPTEROUS
- Is HEMIPTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMIPTEROUS, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMIPTEROUS worth?
- HEMIPTEROUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMIPTEROUS mean?
- Belonging to the insect order that includes the true bugs, aphids and cicadas.
- What letters can be added to HEMIPTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to HEMIPTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HEMIPTEROUS:
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