HIBERNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HIBERNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIBERNAL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBERNAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBERNAL
No single letter turns HIBERNAL into another word.
How HIBERNAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HIBERNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIBERNAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HIBERNAL
- All 8 letters of HIBERNAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HIBERNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Belonging to or occurring in winter.
Hibernal is a precise, slightly literary word for wintry things, from cold winds to dormant plants. It shares its root with hibernation, the winter sleep of animals.
How HIBERNAL is used
Used in formal or scientific writing as a rarer alternative to wintry.
- The hibernal sky stayed grey for weeks.
- Botanists record the hibernal habits of dormant bulbs.
- A hibernal chill crept through the old house.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIBERNAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBERNAL
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Common questions about HIBERNAL
- Is HIBERNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIBERNAL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIBERNAL worth?
- HIBERNAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIBERNAL mean?
- Belonging to or occurring in winter.
- What letters can be added to HIBERNAL?
- No single letter can be added to HIBERNAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HIBERNAL:
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