HIRAGANA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HIRAGANA 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 HIRAGANA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIRAGANA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIRAGANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hiraganasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIRAGANA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HIRAGANA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIRAGANA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIRAGANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The rounded Japanese syllabic script used for grammatical endings and native words.
Hiragana is one of two kana scripts, alongside the angular katakana. Beginners learn it first, and children's books are often written in it entirely.
How HIRAGANA is used
Hiragana appears in Japanese text next to kanji and katakana.
- She practised writing each hiragana character slowly.
- The sign was written in hiragana so children could read it.
- Learners usually memorise hiragana within a few weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIRAGANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIRAGANA
1 longer words begin with HIRAGANA.
Shorter words from the letters in HIRAGANA
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Common questions about HIRAGANA
- Is HIRAGANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIRAGANA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIRAGANA worth?
- HIRAGANA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIRAGANA mean?
- The rounded Japanese syllabic script used for grammatical endings and native words.
- What letters can be added to HIRAGANA?
- HIRAGANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HIRAGANA:
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