HYMENAEAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYMENAEAL 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYMENAEAL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYMENAEAL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYMENAEAL
No single letter turns HYMENAEAL into another word.
How HYMENAEAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYMENAEAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYMENAEAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYMENAEAL
- HYMENAEAL runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HYMENAEAL
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Common questions about HYMENAEAL
- Is HYMENAEAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYMENAEAL is not in it.
- How many points is HYMENAEAL worth?
- HYMENAEAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYMENAEAL?
- No single letter can be added to HYMENAEAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYMENAEAL:
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