HUMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HUMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUMAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUMAN is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUMAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUMAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HUMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does HUMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person, as distinguished from animals, plants, or machines.
Human is used both as a noun for a person and as an adjective describing anything belonging to or typical of people, from human behavior to human rights. Biologists classify humans as a single species marked by complex language, upright walking, and an unusually large and capable brain compared with other primates. In everyday speech, calling something human often points to qualities seen as ordinary, fallible, or emotional, as in the phrase to err is human.
How HUMAN is used
Used as both noun and adjective; the plural noun is humans, and the adjective does not change form.
- Every human on the planet shares the vast majority of their DNA.
- The robot was designed to imitate human facial expressions.
- It's only human to feel nervous before a big decision.
- Scientists study how the human brain processes language.
- The novel explores what it truly means to be human.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUMAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUMAN
Showing 24 of 45 words that begin with HUMAN.
Words ending in HUMAN
12 words end in HUMAN. Useful as a back hook: play HUMAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with HUMAN inside
Showing 24 of 69 words that contain HUMAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HUMAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HUMAN
Common questions about HUMAN
- Is HUMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUMAN worth?
- HUMAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUMAN mean?
- A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person, as distinguished from animals, plants, or machines.
- What letters can be added to HUMAN?
- HUMAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HUMAN:
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