HYOIDEAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HYOIDEAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYOIDEAN?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYOIDEAN is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYOIDEAN
No single letter turns HYOIDEAN into another word.
How HYOIDEAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYOIDEAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYOIDEAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYOIDEAN
- All 8 letters of HYOIDEAN are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYOIDEAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the hyoid, the U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue.
Anatomists use hyoidean for muscles, arteries and nerves that connect with the bone below the jaw. The word is a technical label and has no everyday meaning. It sits in the same family of terms as the shorter hyoidal.
How HYOIDEAN is used
It is used in anatomy and surgery texts when describing structures near the hyoid bone.
- The hyoidean muscles help lift the larynx during swallowing.
- A hyoidean fracture can occur in neck injuries.
- The diagram labels each hyoidean branch of the artery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYOIDEAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HYOIDEAN
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Common questions about HYOIDEAN
- Is HYOIDEAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYOIDEAN, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYOIDEAN worth?
- HYOIDEAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYOIDEAN mean?
- Relating to the hyoid, the U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue.
- What letters can be added to HYOIDEAN?
- No single letter can be added to HYOIDEAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYOIDEAN:
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