HYPERFOCAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPERFOCAL 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 accept it.
Which word lists accept HYPERFOCAL?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERFOCAL is to know. It scores 23 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERFOCAL
No single letter turns HYPERFOCAL into another word.
How HYPERFOCAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HYPERFOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPERFOCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPERFOCAL
- All 10 letters of HYPERFOCAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HYPERFOCAL
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Common questions about HYPERFOCAL
- Is HYPERFOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPERFOCAL, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPERFOCAL worth?
- HYPERFOCAL is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPERFOCAL?
- No single letter can be added to HYPERFOCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HYPERFOCAL:
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