HEXADECIMAL is a valid Scrabble word — 26 points
Yes. HEXADECIMAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 26 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEXADECIMAL?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEXADECIMAL is to know. It scores 26 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEXADECIMAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hexadecimalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEXADECIMAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HEXADECIMAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEXADECIMAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEXADECIMAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a number system based on sixteen, using digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F.
Programmers write colour codes and memory addresses in hexadecimal because one digit neatly stands for four binary digits. In that notation the letter F means fifteen, so "FF" equals 255 in ordinary counting.
How HEXADECIMAL is used
Hexadecimal is used in computing, web design and electronics.
- The colour was written in hexadecimal as #FF0000.
- She converted the hexadecimal value into decimal.
- A hexadecimal editor shows the raw bytes of a file.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEXADECIMAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEXADECIMAL
1 longer words begin with HEXADECIMAL.
Shorter words from the letters in HEXADECIMAL
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Common questions about HEXADECIMAL
- Is HEXADECIMAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEXADECIMAL, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEXADECIMAL worth?
- HEXADECIMAL is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEXADECIMAL mean?
- Relating to a number system based on sixteen, using digits 0 to 9 and letters A to F.
- What letters can be added to HEXADECIMAL?
- HEXADECIMAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HEXADECIMAL:
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