HERNIATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HERNIATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERNIATE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERNIATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERNIATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERNIATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HERNIATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERNIATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HERNIATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
medical
To bulge or push through an abnormal opening or weak spot in the body, as an organ or disc does in a hernia.
Doctors say a spinal disc can herniate when its soft centre presses through the tougher outer layer, often pinching a nerve. The same verb applies to a loop of bowel that pushes through a weakness in the abdominal wall.
How HERNIATE is used
Herniate is used in medicine, usually about discs, intestines or brain tissue.
- Lifting the heavy crate caused a disc in his back to herniate.
- The surgeon explained how the tissue could herniate through the wall.
- Doctors fear the swollen tissue may herniate if the pressure keeps rising.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERNIATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HERNIATE
The 8 tiles of HERNIATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HERNIATE
2 longer words begin with HERNIATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HERNIATE
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Common questions about HERNIATE
- Is HERNIATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERNIATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERNIATE worth?
- HERNIATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERNIATE mean?
- To bulge or push through an abnormal opening or weak spot in the body, as an organ or disc does in a hernia.
- What letters can be added to HERNIATE?
- HERNIATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HERNIATE:
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