HYPESTHESIA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 22 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPESTHESIA 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 22 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept HYPESTHESIA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPESTHESIA is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPESTHESIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypesthesiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPESTHESIA scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPESTHESIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPESTHESIA has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HYPESTHESIA
1 longer words begin with HYPESTHESIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPESTHESIA
Showing 40 of 594. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HYPESTHESIA
- Is HYPESTHESIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPESTHESIA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPESTHESIA worth?
- HYPESTHESIA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPESTHESIA?
- HYPESTHESIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPESTHESIA:
Open HYPESTHESIA in the Word Finder