HIBERNICIZES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIBERNICIZES 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIBERNICIZES?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBERNICIZES is to know. It scores 28 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBERNICIZES
No single letter turns HIBERNICIZES into another word.
How HIBERNICIZES scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in HIBERNICIZES, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIBERNICIZES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIBERNICIZES mean in Scrabble?
HIBERNICIZES is the present-tense form of HIBERNICIZE used with he, she and it.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBERNICIZES
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Common questions about HIBERNICIZES
- Is HIBERNICIZES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIBERNICIZES is not in it.
- How many points is HIBERNICIZES worth?
- HIBERNICIZES is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 30 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIBERNICIZES?
- No single letter can be added to HIBERNICIZES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of HIBERNICIZES:
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