HYPNUM is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPNUM 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HYPNUM?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPNUM is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPNUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypnumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPNUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HYPNUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about HYPNUM
- HYPNUM gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with HYPNUM
1 longer words begin with HYPNUM.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPNUM
Common questions about HYPNUM
- Is HYPNUM valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYPNUM is not in it.
- How many points is HYPNUM worth?
- HYPNUM is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPNUM?
- HYPNUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HYPNUM:
Open HYPNUM in the Word Finder