HEPAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. HEPAR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HEPAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEPAR is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEPAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heparsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEPAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEPAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about HEPAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HEPAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryarchaic
A compound of sulphur, especially liver of sulphur, once used in medicine.
Hepar is the Latin word for liver, and it named the sulphur compound for its reddish-brown, liver-like colour rather than any real organ. Chemists called the mixture of sulphur and potash hepar sulphuris, and doctors relied on it as a remedy for centuries before modern chemistry moved past it. The term survives today mainly in old pharmacy texts and in homeopathy, where a preparation is still listed under the same Latin name.
How HEPAR is used
Now rare outside old chemistry and pharmacy texts and homeopathic remedy names.
- Hepar sulphuris was made by fusing sulphur with potash.
- The old text calls the reddish compound hepar.
- Homeopathy still lists a remedy under the name hepar.
- Doctors once prescribed hepar for various ailments.
- The Latin word hepar simply means liver.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEPAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEPAR
The 5 tiles of HEPAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HEPAR
16 longer words begin with HEPAR.
Words with HEPAR inside
2 words contain HEPAR in the middle. Words that start with HEPAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEPAR
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Common questions about HEPAR
- Is HEPAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEPAR is not in it.
- How many points is HEPAR worth?
- HEPAR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEPAR mean?
- A compound of sulphur, especially liver of sulphur, once used in medicine.
- What letters can be added to HEPAR?
- HEPAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEPAR:
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