HYACINTHINE is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. HYACINTHINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYACINTHINE?
| 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 HYACINTHINE is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYACINTHINE
No single letter turns HYACINTHINE into another word.
How HYACINTHINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYACINTHINE, 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 | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYACINTHINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYACINTHINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Like a hyacinth, especially in its deep purplish-blue colour or in curling, dark hair.
Poets use hyacinthine for rich blue-violet shades, and in Greek-inspired verse for locks of curled hair. It lends a classical tone to a description.
How HYACINTHINE is used
Literary and poetic, mostly seen in older verse.
- The evening sky turned a hyacinthine blue.
- He admired her hyacinthine curls.
- The garden was filled with a hyacinthine scent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYACINTHINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HYACINTHINE
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Common questions about HYACINTHINE
- Is HYACINTHINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYACINTHINE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYACINTHINE worth?
- HYACINTHINE is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYACINTHINE mean?
- Like a hyacinth, especially in its deep purplish-blue colour or in curling, dark hair.
- What letters can be added to HYACINTHINE?
- No single letter can be added to HYACINTHINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYACINTHINE:
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