HYALITE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HYALITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYALITE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYALITE is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYALITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyalitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYALITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYALITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does HYALITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A clear, colourless form of opal that occurs in small rounded masses.
Hyalite forms glassy crusts and drops on rock surfaces, and some specimens glow green under ultraviolet light. Collectors prize hyalite for that glow rather than for its use in jewellery, since it is brittle. The name comes from a Greek word for glass.
How HYALITE is used
Hyalite appears in mineralogy and collecting, not in everyday speech.
- The cavity was lined with tiny beads of hyalite.
- Under a black light, the hyalite glowed bright green.
- He bought a small piece of hyalite at the mineral show.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYALITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYALITE
1 longer words begin with HYALITE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYALITE
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Common questions about HYALITE
- Is HYALITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYALITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYALITE worth?
- HYALITE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYALITE mean?
- A clear, colourless form of opal that occurs in small rounded masses.
- What letters can be added to HYALITE?
- HYALITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYALITE:
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