HIPBONE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HIPBONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIPBONE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIPBONE is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIPBONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hipbonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIPBONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HIPBONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HIPBONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
Either of the two large flat bones that form the sides of the pelvis.
The hipbone is the part of the skeleton where the thigh bone fits into a socket, which is why a hip injury affects walking. Anatomists also call it the innominate bone or the pelvic bone, and each one joins the spine at the back.
How HIPBONE is used
Hipbone is a plain anatomical word, used in everyday talk about injuries and in the song line about it being connected to the thighbone.
- She fell and bruised her hipbone on the ice.
- The surgeon examined the cracked hipbone on the X-ray.
- You can feel your hipbone just below the waist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIPBONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HIPBONE
The 7 tiles of HIPBONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HIPBONE
1 longer words begin with HIPBONE.
Shorter words from the letters in HIPBONE
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Common questions about HIPBONE
- Is HIPBONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIPBONE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIPBONE worth?
- HIPBONE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIPBONE mean?
- Either of the two large flat bones that form the sides of the pelvis.
- What letters can be added to HIPBONE?
- HIPBONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HIPBONE:
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