HYPERSALINE is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HYPERSALINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPERSALINE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPERSALINE is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPERSALINE
No single letter turns HYPERSALINE into another word.
How HYPERSALINE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPERSALINE, 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 | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPERSALINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPERSALINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Much saltier than ordinary seawater.
Hypersaline lakes and lagoons, such as the Dead Sea, hold far more dissolved salt than the ocean. Few animals can live in them, but some bacteria and brine shrimp thrive. The word describes water that has lost much of its fresh supply through evaporation.
How HYPERSALINE is used
Used in earth science and biology for extremely salty water.
- The hypersaline lake supports only a few specialised organisms.
- Evaporation turned the lagoon hypersaline during the dry season.
- Hypersaline water is too salty for most fish.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPERSALINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about HYPERSALINE
- Is HYPERSALINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPERSALINE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPERSALINE worth?
- HYPERSALINE is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPERSALINE mean?
- Much saltier than ordinary seawater.
- What letters can be added to HYPERSALINE?
- No single letter can be added to HYPERSALINE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPERSALINE:
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