HEMP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HEMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEMP?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEMP is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEMP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEMP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HEMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does HEMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant grown for its fibre and its seed.
Hemp gave English the word canvas through Latin, so the two name the same plant seen from different angles. Rope, sail and paper were made from it for centuries before anything else was tried.
How HEMP is used
Uncountable; used as a modifier before a noun.
- Hemp made rope and sail before cotton did either.
- The word hemp gave English canvas through Latin.
- A hemp rope swells when wet and grips harder.
- Paper was made from hemp long before wood pulp.
- Two grades of hemp for two entirely different jobs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEMP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEMP
12 longer words begin with HEMP.
Words with HEMP inside
2 words contain HEMP in the middle. Words that start with HEMP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEMP
Common questions about HEMP
- Is HEMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEMP, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEMP worth?
- HEMP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEMP mean?
- A plant grown for its fibre and its seed.
- What letters can be added to HEMP?
- HEMP takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HEMP:
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