Is HYPES valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HYPES worth?

HYPES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HYPES?

No single letter can be added to HYPES to make another word.

HYPES is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. HYPES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

h4y4p3e1s1

PlayableHYPES · 5 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

5letters

0hooks available

1 in 196,061odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HYPES?

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: 34 / 100

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.6

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.4%

Our own measure of how useful HYPES is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HYPES

No single letter turns HYPES into another word.

How HYPES scores

Scrabble h4y4p3e1s1 13

Words with Friends h3y3p4e1s1 12

Face value of the 5 tiles in HYPES, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
y	1	2
p	1	2
e	1	12
s	1	4

Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 196,061.

Words starting with HYPES

hypester16 hypesters17 hypesthesia22 hypesthesic24 hypesthesias23

5 longer words begin with HYPES.

Words ending in HYPES

overhypes20 superhypes20

2 words end in HYPES. Useful as a back hook: play HYPES onto a word already on the board.

Shorter words from the letters in HYPES

hype12 hyps12 syph12 heys10 hyes10 espy9 heps9 hesp9 pehs9 pyes9 sype9 yeps9 hyp11 hey9 hye9 shy9 yeh9 hep8 peh8 pye8 spy8 yep8 ehs6 hes6 sey6 she6 sye6 yes6 pes5 eh5 he5 sh5 ye5 pe4 es2

Common questions about HYPES

Is HYPES valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPES, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HYPES worth?: HYPES is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HYPES?: No single letter can be added to HYPES to make another word.

Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HYPES:

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