HENNA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HENNA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HENNA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HENNA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HENNA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hennasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HENNA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HENNA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 23,237.
What does HENNA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A dye with a warm reddish-brown tint, made by grinding the dried leaves of a flowering shrub into a paste and applied to hair, skin, or fabric; also, the shrub that produces it.
Henna comes from a shrub, Lawsonia inermis, whose leaves contain a natural pigment that stains skin and hair a warm reddish-brown when ground into a paste and applied. Across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia the paste is used not only as a cosmetic dye but also to create intricate temporary body art, especially at weddings and festivals. Unlike synthetic hair dyes, henna coats rather than penetrates the hair shaft, so its colour gradually fades as new growth appears rather than leaving a sharp visible line. The word can also work as a verb, as when someone hennas their hair instead of using a chemical dye.
How HENNA is used
Common in everyday speech for both the plant-based hair and skin dye and for the decorative body art made with it.
- She had intricate henna patterns painted on her hands for the wedding.
- He dyed his greying hair with henna instead of a chemical product.
- The henna plant grows well in hot, dry climates.
- Artists mixed the henna paste to the right consistency before applying it.
- The henna gradually faded from her palms over several weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HENNA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HENNA
3 longer words begin with HENNA.
Shorter words from the letters in HENNA
Common questions about HENNA
- Is HENNA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HENNA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HENNA worth?
- HENNA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HENNA mean?
- A dye with a warm reddish-brown tint, made by grinding the dried leaves of a flowering shrub into a paste and applied to hair, skin, or fabric; also, the shrub that produces it.
- What letters can be added to HENNA?
- HENNA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HENNA:
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