Scrabble Word Finder

HYGIENIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. HYGIENIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.

h4y4g2i1e1n1i1s1t1
PlayableHYGIENIST · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept HYGIENIST?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.78
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.89%

Our own measure of how useful HYGIENIST is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HYGIENIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HYGIENIST scores

Scrabble h4y4g2i1e1n1i1s1t1 16
Words with Friends h3y3g3i1e1n2i1s1t1 16

Face value of the 9 tiles in HYGIENIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
y12
g13
i29
e112
n16
s14
t16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYGIENIST has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with HYGIENIST

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1 longer words begin with HYGIENIST.

Shorter words from the letters in HYGIENIST

hygieist15 heisting12 nighties12 thingies12 hygeist14 histing11 insight11 nighest11 nightie11 shiting11 sithing11 ignites8 eighty13 heying13 hyeing13 nighty13 shying13 thingy13 shinty12 thyine12 yshent12 eights10 gynies10 heting10 hieing10 hinges10 neighs10 nights10 stingy10 stying10 syeing10 thegns10 things10 tyeing10 histie9 sithen9 theins9 tinsey9 tiyins9 yities9

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Common questions about HYGIENIST

Is HYGIENIST valid in Words with Friends?
Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYGIENIST, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HYGIENIST worth?
HYGIENIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HYGIENIST?
HYGIENIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYGIENIST:

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