HYPERNYM is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HYPERNYM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPERNYM?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERNYM is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERNYM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPERNYM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYPERNYM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPERNYM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPERNYM
- HYPERNYM gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HYPERNYM
3 longer words begin with HYPERNYM.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPERNYM
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Common questions about HYPERNYM
- Is HYPERNYM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPERNYM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPERNYM worth?
- HYPERNYM is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPERNYM?
- HYPERNYM takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYPERNYM:
Open HYPERNYM in the Word Finder