HITHERTO is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HITHERTO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HITHERTO?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HITHERTO is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HITHERTO
Front hooks — 1
thithertoBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HITHERTO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HITHERTO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HITHERTO has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HITHERTO mean in Scrabble?
adverb
formal
Up to this point in time; until now.
Hitherto sets what was true before against something new that has just appeared. It sounds formal and is common in reports, legal texts and careful prose.
How HITHERTO is used
Formal; used to contrast an earlier situation with the present one.
- The hitherto unknown painting was found in an attic.
- Hitherto, the club had admitted only men.
- The results were better than any hitherto recorded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HITHERTO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HITHERTO
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Common questions about HITHERTO
- Is HITHERTO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HITHERTO, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HITHERTO worth?
- HITHERTO is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HITHERTO mean?
- Up to this point in time; until now.
- What letters can be added to HITHERTO?
- HITHERTO takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HITHERTO:
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