HYGROSCOPIC is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HYGROSCOPIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYGROSCOPIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYGROSCOPIC is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYGROSCOPIC
No single letter turns HYGROSCOPIC into another word.
How HYGROSCOPIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYGROSCOPIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYGROSCOPIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYGROSCOPIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Readily taking up moisture from the air.
Salt, honey and silica gel are hygroscopic, which is why salt clumps in damp weather and why sachets of gel guard packaged goods. Wood is mildly hygroscopic too, swelling in humid rooms.
How HYGROSCOPIC is used
Used in chemistry, food science and materials work.
- Honey is hygroscopic and slowly draws water from the air.
- Store the powder in a sealed jar because it is hygroscopic.
- Hygroscopic salts can make plaster damp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYGROSCOPIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYGROSCOPIC
4 longer words begin with HYGROSCOPIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HYGROSCOPIC
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Common questions about HYGROSCOPIC
- Is HYGROSCOPIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYGROSCOPIC, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYGROSCOPIC worth?
- HYGROSCOPIC is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYGROSCOPIC mean?
- Readily taking up moisture from the air.
- What letters can be added to HYGROSCOPIC?
- No single letter can be added to HYGROSCOPIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYGROSCOPIC:
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