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
What does HILARIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extremely funny, making people laugh out loud.
Hilarious is a stronger word than amusing and suggests helpless laughter. People also use it loosely to praise any joke, video or story they enjoyed.
How HILARIOUS is used
The adjective hilarious is common in reviews, chats and everyday talk about comedy.
- The clown's mistakes were absolutely hilarious.
- Her hilarious story had the whole table in tears.
- We watched a hilarious film last night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HILARIOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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 does HILARIOUS mean?
- Extremely funny, making people laugh out loud.
- 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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