HYOSCYAMUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYOSCYAMUS 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYOSCYAMUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYOSCYAMUS is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYOSCYAMUS
No single letter turns HYOSCYAMUS into another word.
How HYOSCYAMUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HYOSCYAMUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYOSCYAMUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HYOSCYAMUS
1 longer words begin with HYOSCYAMUS.
Shorter words from the letters in HYOSCYAMUS
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Common questions about HYOSCYAMUS
- Is HYOSCYAMUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYOSCYAMUS is not in it.
- How many points is HYOSCYAMUS worth?
- HYOSCYAMUS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYOSCYAMUS?
- No single letter can be added to HYOSCYAMUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HYOSCYAMUS:
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