HILUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HILUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HILUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HILUM is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HILUM
No single letter turns HILUM into another word.
How HILUM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HILUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does HILUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanymedical
A scar or mark on a seed showing where it was once attached to its stalk, or a similar notch where vessels and nerves enter an organ such as the kidney or lung.
On a bean or other seed, the hilum appears as a small pale or dark line left behind after the seed separates from the pod that held it, and its position helps botanists identify different species. In anatomy the same word describes the notch or depression on an organ, such as the kidney, spleen, or lung, where blood vessels, nerves, and ducts pass in and out. Both uses share the same underlying idea: a hilum marks the point of attachment or entry rather than describing the whole organ or seed.
How HILUM is used
Technical term shared by botany and human anatomy; plural is hila.
- The hilum on the bean was clearly visible as a pale stripe.
- Surgeons located the renal hilum before clamping the kidney's blood vessels.
- Botanists use the shape of the hilum to help identify seed species.
- Blood vessels enter the lung through a region called the hilum.
- A dark hilum marked the spot where the seed had joined the pod.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HILUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HILUM
Common questions about HILUM
- Is HILUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HILUM, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HILUM worth?
- HILUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HILUM mean?
- A scar or mark on a seed showing where it was once attached to its stalk, or a similar notch where vessels and nerves enter an organ such as the kidney or lung.
- What letters can be added to HILUM?
- No single letter can be added to HILUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HILUM:
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