HYPERBOREAN is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HYPERBOREAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPERBOREAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERBOREAN is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERBOREAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyperboreansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPERBOREAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPERBOREAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPERBOREAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPERBOREAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
In Greek myth, one of a people living in a sunny land beyond the north wind; more loosely, a dweller in the far north.
The ancient Greeks imagined the Hyperboreans as happy worshippers of Apollo, untouched by winter. Poets later used hyperborean for anyone from the frozen north, and as an adjective for the cold itself.
How HYPERBOREAN is used
Hyperborean is a literary and mythological word.
- Apollo was said to visit the hyperborean each winter.
- The explorer saw himself as a modern hyperborean.
- The poem describes a hyperborean wind sweeping the plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPERBOREAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPERBOREAN
1 longer words begin with HYPERBOREAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPERBOREAN
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Common questions about HYPERBOREAN
- Is HYPERBOREAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPERBOREAN, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPERBOREAN worth?
- HYPERBOREAN is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPERBOREAN mean?
- In Greek myth, one of a people living in a sunny land beyond the north wind; more loosely, a dweller in the far north.
- What letters can be added to HYPERBOREAN?
- HYPERBOREAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPERBOREAN:
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