HYENA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HYENA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYENA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYENA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYENA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyenasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYENA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HYENA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does HYENA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, related more closely to cats than dogs, known for scavenging and a distinctive laughing call.
Hyenas hunt in packs as well as scavenge kills left by other predators, and their powerful jaws let them crush bone that most carnivores leave behind. The spotted hyena's eerie cackling call, often described as a laugh, has made the animal a byword for mocking, unpleasant laughter in ordinary speech.
How HYENA is used
Countable noun; also used figuratively for someone who laughs mockingly or preys on others' misfortune.
- A pack of hyena followed the lions at a cautious distance.
- The documentary showed a hyena cracking open a bone with ease.
- His hyena-like cackle carried across the whole campsite.
- Spotted hyena live in tightly organized clans led by females.
- Vultures and hyena competed for what remained of the carcass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYENA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYENA
1 longer words begin with HYENA.
Shorter words from the letters in HYENA
Common questions about HYENA
- Is HYENA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYENA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYENA worth?
- HYENA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYENA mean?
- A carnivorous mammal of Africa and Asia, related more closely to cats than dogs, known for scavenging and a distinctive laughing call.
- What letters can be added to HYENA?
- HYENA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HYENA:
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