HIBERNICIZING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 30 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIBERNICIZING 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 30 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIBERNICIZING?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBERNICIZING is to know. It scores 30 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBERNICIZING
No single letter turns HIBERNICIZING into another word.
How HIBERNICIZING scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in HIBERNICIZING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 4 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIBERNICIZING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HIBERNICIZING
- The letter I appears four times in HIBERNICIZING.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HIBERNICIZING mean in Scrabble?
HIBERNICIZING is the -ing form (present participle) of HIBERNICIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBERNICIZING
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Common questions about HIBERNICIZING
- Is HIBERNICIZING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIBERNICIZING is not in it.
- How many points is HIBERNICIZING worth?
- HIBERNICIZING is worth 30 points in Scrabble and 34 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIBERNICIZING?
- No single letter can be added to HIBERNICIZING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of HIBERNICIZING:
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