HILAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HILAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HILAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HILAR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HILAR
No single letter turns HILAR into another word.
How HILAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HILAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does HILAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medicaltechnical
Located at, or relating to, a hilum: the point on an organ, seed, or other structure where vessels, nerves, or ducts pass in or out.
Doctors and radiologists use hilar mainly to describe structures near the hilum of the lung, the region where the airways, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit, as when scans reveal hilar lymph nodes that have become enlarged. Botanists apply the same adjective to the small scar on a seed marking where it was once attached to its stalk. Because the underlying point marks a natural entry into an otherwise enclosed structure, anything described as hilar sits at that specific junction rather than spread across the wider organ. The word is built directly from hilum plus the common adjective ending -ar, seen in similar technical terms such as lunar or solar.
How HILAR is used
A technical term used mainly in medicine, especially radiology, and occasionally in botany when describing seeds.
- The scan showed enlarged hilar lymph nodes near the lung.
- Surgeons carefully mapped the hilar vessels before the operation.
- A hilar mass can press on nearby airways.
- Botanists examined the hilar scar on the dried seed.
- The radiologist noted hilar shadowing on both sides of the chest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HILAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HILAR
6 longer words begin with HILAR.
Words with HILAR inside
13 words contain HILAR in the middle. Words that start with HILAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HILAR
Common questions about HILAR
- Is HILAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HILAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HILAR worth?
- HILAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HILAR mean?
- Located at, or relating to, a hilum: the point on an organ, seed, or other structure where vessels, nerves, or ducts pass in or out.
- What letters can be added to HILAR?
- No single letter can be added to HILAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HILAR:
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