HUMMINGBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HUMMINGBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HUMMINGBIRD?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HUMMINGBIRD is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HUMMINGBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hummingbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HUMMINGBIRD scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HUMMINGBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HUMMINGBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HUMMINGBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tiny, brightly coloured bird of the Americas that hovers in front of flowers to drink nectar.
A hummingbird beats its wings so fast that they make a humming sound. It can even fly backwards, which almost no other bird can do.
How HUMMINGBIRD is used
Used in everyday speech and nature writing; also a popular garden-feeder topic.
- A hummingbird hovered at the red flower.
- We hung a feeder to attract each passing hummingbird.
- The hummingbird flew off in a green blur.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HUMMINGBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HUMMINGBIRD
1 longer words begin with HUMMINGBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in HUMMINGBIRD
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Common questions about HUMMINGBIRD
- Is HUMMINGBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HUMMINGBIRD, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HUMMINGBIRD worth?
- HUMMINGBIRD is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HUMMINGBIRD mean?
- A tiny, brightly coloured bird of the Americas that hovers in front of flowers to drink nectar.
- What letters can be added to HUMMINGBIRD?
- HUMMINGBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HUMMINGBIRD:
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