HYACINTH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HYACINTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYACINTH?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYACINTH is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYACINTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyacinthsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYACINTH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYACINTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYACINTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYACINTH
- HYACINTH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYACINTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A bulbous spring plant with a dense spike of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.
The hyacinth is a favourite for pots and borders because its scent fills a room. The word can also name the purplish-blue colour of the typical flower, and in myth it comes from a young man beloved of Apollo.
How HYACINTH is used
Used for the garden flower and, less often, for its bluish-purple shade.
- A pot of hyacinth scented the whole hall.
- She planted a blue hyacinth by the door.
- The hyacinth bulbs were set out in autumn.
- Its dress was the colour of a hyacinth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYACINTH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYACINTH
2 longer words begin with HYACINTH.
Shorter words from the letters in HYACINTH
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Common questions about HYACINTH
- Is HYACINTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYACINTH, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYACINTH worth?
- HYACINTH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYACINTH mean?
- A bulbous spring plant with a dense spike of fragrant, bell-shaped flowers.
- What letters can be added to HYACINTH?
- HYACINTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYACINTH:
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