HIBERNICIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 27 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIBERNICIZE 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 27 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIBERNICIZE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBERNICIZE is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBERNICIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIBERNICIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HIBERNICIZE, 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 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIBERNICIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HIBERNICIZE
2 longer words begin with HIBERNICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBERNICIZE
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Common questions about HIBERNICIZE
- Is HIBERNICIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIBERNICIZE is not in it.
- How many points is HIBERNICIZE worth?
- HIBERNICIZE is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIBERNICIZE?
- HIBERNICIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HIBERNICIZE:
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