HYE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYE is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about HYE
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicpoetic
To hurry or hasten toward something.
A character told to hye was being urged to move quickly, without delay, and the word turns up mostly in older poetry and drama where a brisk single syllable suited the line better than hurry or hasten. It fell out of use as English settled on its more common near-synonyms.
How HYE is used
Archaic and poetic; found in older verse rather than current speech.
- Hye thee to the tower before the gate is shut.
- The knight was told to hye home before nightfall.
- She did hye across the field at the first warning bell.
- The old verse bids the messenger hye with the news.
- They hye toward the harbour as the storm closes in.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HYE
The 3 tiles of HYE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HYE
22 longer words begin with HYE.
Words with HYE inside
8 words contain HYE in the middle. Words that start with HYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HYE
Common questions about HYE
- Is HYE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYE is not in it.
- How many points is HYE worth?
- HYE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYE mean?
- To hurry or hasten toward something.
- What letters can be added to HYE?
- HYE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HYE:
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