HIBERNICISES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIBERNICISES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIBERNICISES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBERNICISES is to know. It scores 19 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBERNICISES
No single letter turns HIBERNICISES into another word.
How HIBERNICISES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HIBERNICISES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIBERNICISES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIBERNICISES mean in Scrabble?
HIBERNICISES is the present-tense form of HIBERNICISE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBERNICISES
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Common questions about HIBERNICISES
- Is HIBERNICISES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIBERNICISES is not in it.
- How many points is HIBERNICISES worth?
- HIBERNICISES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIBERNICISES?
- No single letter can be added to HIBERNICISES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HIBERNICISES:
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