HYPOBOLES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. HYPOBOLES 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4y4p3o1b3o1l1e1s1
Depends on the listHYPOBOLES · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 20 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
20points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HYPOBOLES?
| 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: 31 / 100
31WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.89%
Our own measure of how useful HYPOBOLES is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOBOLES
No single letter turns HYPOBOLES into another word.
How HYPOBOLES scores
Scrabble h4y4p3o1b3o1l1e1s1 19
Words with Friends h3y3p4o1b4o1l2e1s1 20
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYPOBOLES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOBOLES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOBOLES
hypobole18 lyophobe18 shopboy17 spyhole15 hooleys13 bolshy14 phooey14 poshly14 shypoo14 bloopy13 blypes13 poboys13 hooeys12 hooley12 hoyles12 blooey11 hoboes11 ployes11 poleys11 bloops10 looeys9 shoole9 lobose8 oboles8 posole8 sobole8 hypes13 hypos13 phyle13 sophy13 sylph13 blype12 poboy12 holey11 hooey11 hooly11 hosey11 hoyle11 hyles11 bhels10
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Common questions about HYPOBOLES
- Is HYPOBOLES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HYPOBOLES is not in it.
- How many points is HYPOBOLES worth?
- HYPOBOLES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HYPOBOLES?
- No single letter can be added to HYPOBOLES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYPOBOLES:
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