HYPHENIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 29 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPHENIZE 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 29 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYPHENIZE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPHENIZE is to know. It scores 29 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPHENIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPHENIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYPHENIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPHENIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HYPHENIZE
2 longer words begin with HYPHENIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPHENIZE
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Common questions about HYPHENIZE
- Is HYPHENIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYPHENIZE is not in it.
- How many points is HYPHENIZE worth?
- HYPHENIZE is worth 29 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPHENIZE?
- HYPHENIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYPHENIZE:
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