HYPHENS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HYPHENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPHENS?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPHENS is to know. It scores 18 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPHENS
No single letter turns HYPHENS into another word.
How HYPHENS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HYPHENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about HYPHENS
- HYPHENS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYPHENS mean in Scrabble?
HYPHENS is a form of HYPHEN (its plural or a verb form).
HYPHEN(noun) — A short horizontal mark used to join words or to split a word at the end of a line.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPHENS
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Common questions about HYPHENS
- Is HYPHENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPHENS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPHENS worth?
- HYPHENS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPHENS?
- No single letter can be added to HYPHENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HYPHENS:
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