HIPPOGRIFF is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HIPPOGRIFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIPPOGRIFF?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIPPOGRIFF is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIPPOGRIFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hippogriffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIPPOGRIFF scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HIPPOGRIFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIPPOGRIFF has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIPPOGRIFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A legendary creature with the front of an eagle and the body and hindquarters of a horse.
The hippogriff was imagined by Renaissance poets as the offspring of a griffin and a mare. It has since become a favourite of fantasy novels and games.
How HIPPOGRIFF is used
Hippogriff is used in mythology, fantasy and games.
- The knight rode a hippogriff across the sky.
- A hippogriff is far more graceful than a plain griffin.
- The children drew a hippogriff with enormous wings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIPPOGRIFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIPPOGRIFF
1 longer words begin with HIPPOGRIFF.
Shorter words from the letters in HIPPOGRIFF
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Common questions about HIPPOGRIFF
- Is HIPPOGRIFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIPPOGRIFF, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIPPOGRIFF worth?
- HIPPOGRIFF is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIPPOGRIFF mean?
- A legendary creature with the front of an eagle and the body and hindquarters of a horse.
- What letters can be added to HIPPOGRIFF?
- HIPPOGRIFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HIPPOGRIFF:
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