HETAERA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HETAERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HETAERA?
| 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: 59 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HETAERA is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HETAERA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HETAERA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HETAERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 93,572.
What does HETAERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In ancient Greece, an educated woman who was the paid companion of wealthy men.
A hetaera differed from an ordinary prostitute in being cultured, able to join in conversation at banquets and sometimes quite influential. Historians use the word for such women, and some became famous, even in the households of statesmen.
How HETAERA is used
Hetaera is mostly met in books on ancient Greek society.
- The philosopher dined with a famous hetaera.
- A hetaera could own property, unlike most Athenian wives.
- The scholar wrote a study of the hetaera in classical Athens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HETAERA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HETAERA
2 longer words begin with HETAERA.
Shorter words from the letters in HETAERA
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Common questions about HETAERA
- Is HETAERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HETAERA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HETAERA worth?
- HETAERA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HETAERA mean?
- In ancient Greece, an educated woman who was the paid companion of wealthy men.
- What letters can be added to HETAERA?
- HETAERA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HETAERA:
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