HYP is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HYP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYP?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYP is to know. It scores 11 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 2.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYP scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HYP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,213.
What does HYP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicinformal
A fit of low spirits or gloomy, anxious brooding; short for hypochondria.
In eighteenth and nineteenth century writing, a person with the hyp was sunk in melancholy and imagined ailments, and friends might try to talk them out of it. The word is a clipped, informal shortening of hypochondria and largely died out with the fashion for that particular complaint.
How HYP is used
Archaic and informal; found in older letters and novels rather than in modern speech.
- He complained of the hyp all through the wet November.
- Nothing cured her hyp faster than a visit from her sister.
- The doctor dismissed his hyp as nothing but idle worry.
- Old letters often blame the hyp for a friend's long silence.
- A brisk walk was said to chase away the hyp.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYP
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Words with HYP inside
Showing 24 of 94 words that contain HYP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HYP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about HYP
- Is HYP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYP worth?
- HYP is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYP mean?
- A fit of low spirits or gloomy, anxious brooding; short for hypochondria.
- What letters can be added to HYP?
- HYP takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HYP:
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