HUBRIS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HUBRIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUBRIS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUBRIS is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUBRIS
No single letter turns HUBRIS into another word.
How HUBRIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HUBRIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does HUBRIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
Excessive pride and self-confidence, especially the kind that leads to a fall.
Hubris is Greek in origin, and in classical tragedy it meant a defiant arrogance toward the gods that was punished by nemesis. Modern writers use hubris for any overconfidence of the powerful, from generals to bankers, usually with the expectation of disaster. Its adjective is hubristic, and it differs from ordinary pride by carrying the warning of a coming reversal.
How HUBRIS is used
Formal and literary; common in commentary and history.
- The king's hubris led him to ignore every warning.
- Hubris, not bad luck, brought the company down.
- Greek dramatists treated hubris as the root of tragedy.
- It would be hubris to claim we cannot fail.
- The politician's hubris was plain to everyone but himself.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUBRIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUBRIS
3 longer words begin with HUBRIS.
Shorter words from the letters in HUBRIS
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Common questions about HUBRIS
- Is HUBRIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUBRIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUBRIS worth?
- HUBRIS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUBRIS mean?
- Excessive pride and self-confidence, especially the kind that leads to a fall.
- What letters can be added to HUBRIS?
- No single letter can be added to HUBRIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HUBRIS:
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