HEPTATHLETE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HEPTATHLETE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEPTATHLETE?
| 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 HEPTATHLETE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEPTATHLETE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heptathletesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEPTATHLETE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HEPTATHLETE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEPTATHLETE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEPTATHLETE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An athlete who competes in the heptathlon, a contest of seven track and field events.
A heptathlete must be good at running, jumping and throwing rather than a single skill. Points from all seven events are added together to decide the winner. The heptathlon is mostly a women's event at major championships.
How HEPTATHLETE is used
Used in athletics for a competitor in the seven-event contest.
- The heptathlete set a personal best in the javelin.
- A top heptathlete trains for sprinting, jumping and throwing alike.
- The young heptathlete won gold at the national games.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEPTATHLETE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEPTATHLETE
1 longer words begin with HEPTATHLETE.
Shorter words from the letters in HEPTATHLETE
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Common questions about HEPTATHLETE
- Is HEPTATHLETE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEPTATHLETE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEPTATHLETE worth?
- HEPTATHLETE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEPTATHLETE mean?
- An athlete who competes in the heptathlon, a contest of seven track and field events.
- What letters can be added to HEPTATHLETE?
- HEPTATHLETE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HEPTATHLETE:
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