HYMN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HYMN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYMN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYMN is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYMN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hymnsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYMN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HYMN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 81,692.
What does HYMN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A religious song of praise.
Hymn keeps a silent letter that the related hymnal pronounces, which puts it in a small set behaving that way — compare damn and damnation. The Greek word behind it named any song of praise at all.
How HYMN is used
Countable: a hymn, two hymns.
- A hymn everybody knows is worth two nobody does.
- The word hymn has a silent letter that hymnal pronounces.
- Damn and hymn behave the same way.
- Two hymns and a reading is the usual pattern.
- The Greek behind hymn named any song of praise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYMN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYMN
Showing 24 of 29 words that begin with HYMN.
Shorter words from the letters in HYMN
Common questions about HYMN
- Is HYMN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYMN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYMN worth?
- HYMN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYMN mean?
- A religious song of praise.
- What letters can be added to HYMN?
- HYMN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HYMN:
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