HILARIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HILARIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HILARIOUS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HILARIOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HILARIOUS
No single letter turns HILARIOUS into another word.
How HILARIOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HILARIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HILARIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HILARIOUS
- HILARIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HILARIOUS
3 longer words begin with HILARIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in HILARIOUS
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Common questions about HILARIOUS
- Is HILARIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HILARIOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HILARIOUS worth?
- HILARIOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HILARIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to HILARIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HILARIOUS:
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