HYPE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HYPE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPE?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPE is to know. It scores 12 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HYPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does HYPE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
Extravagant or misleading publicity.
Hype is probably clipped from hyperbole, although a separate 1920s sense meaning to short-change may have helped. The word arrived in its modern meaning in the 1960s, along with the practice it names.
How HYPE is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: hyped, hypes.
- The hype outlasted the product by about a year.
- The word hype is probably clipped from hyperbole.
- They hyped it for six months and shipped nothing.
- A 1920s hype meant to short-change somebody.
- Hype in the modern sense dates from the 1960s.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPE
Showing 24 of 503 words that begin with HYPE.
Words ending in HYPE
2 words end in HYPE. Useful as a back hook: play HYPE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HYPE inside
6 words contain HYPE in the middle. Words that start with HYPE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPE
Common questions about HYPE
- Is HYPE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPE worth?
- HYPE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPE mean?
- Extravagant or misleading publicity.
- What letters can be added to HYPE?
- HYPE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HYPE:
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