HYDRIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HYDRIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYDRIDE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYDRIDE is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYDRIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hydridesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYDRIDE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYDRIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does HYDRIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A compound formed by hydrogen combined with one other element, usually a metal.
Hydrides range from sodium hydride, a reactive solid used in laboratories, to the gas ammonia in a loose sense of hydrogen with a nonmetal. Some metal hydrides can store hydrogen, which is why researchers study them for fuel storage.
How HYDRIDE is used
Hydride is a chemistry term, nearly always followed by or preceded by the name of the other element.
- Sodium hydride reacts violently with water.
- The team tested a metal hydride as a safe way to store hydrogen.
- Each hydride in the series has different melting properties.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYDRIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYDRIDE
1 longer words begin with HYDRIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYDRIDE
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Common questions about HYDRIDE
- Is HYDRIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYDRIDE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYDRIDE worth?
- HYDRIDE is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYDRIDE mean?
- A compound formed by hydrogen combined with one other element, usually a metal.
- What letters can be added to HYDRIDE?
- HYDRIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYDRIDE:
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