HYPERON is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HYPERON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPERON?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERON is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyperonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPERON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYPERON, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 578,977.
What does HYPERON mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An unstable subatomic particle of the baryon family that is heavier than a neutron or proton.
Hyperons contain at least one strange quark, which sets them apart from ordinary protons and neutrons. They decay within a tiny fraction of a second and are studied in particle accelerators and in cosmic ray research.
How HYPERON is used
Hyperon is a physics term seen in particle research.
- The experiment recorded the decay of a hyperon in the detector.
- Each hyperon lasts only a tiny fraction of a second.
- Physicists classify the lambda as a hyperon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPERON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPERON
1 longer words begin with HYPERON.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPERON
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Common questions about HYPERON
- Is HYPERON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPERON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPERON worth?
- HYPERON is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPERON mean?
- An unstable subatomic particle of the baryon family that is heavier than a neutron or proton.
- What letters can be added to HYPERON?
- HYPERON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYPERON:
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