HYPOCYCLOID is a valid Scrabble word — 27 points
Yes. HYPOCYCLOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 27 points in Scrabble and 28 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOCYCLOID?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOCYCLOID is to know. It scores 27 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOCYCLOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypocycloidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOCYCLOID scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPOCYCLOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOCYCLOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOCYCLOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls around the inside of a larger fixed circle.
If the large circle is three times the size of the small one, the hypocycloid has three pointed corners, called cusps. Spirograph toys draw related curves. The shape is the inside-rolling counterpart of an epicycloid.
How HYPOCYCLOID is used
A mathematical term used in geometry and mechanical design.
- A hypocycloid with four cusps looks like a star with curved sides.
- The students drew a hypocycloid by rolling a coin inside a ring.
- Gear designers study the hypocycloid for certain motions.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOCYCLOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOCYCLOID
2 longer words begin with HYPOCYCLOID.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOCYCLOID
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Common questions about HYPOCYCLOID
- Is HYPOCYCLOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOCYCLOID, where it scores 28 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOCYCLOID worth?
- HYPOCYCLOID is worth 27 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOCYCLOID mean?
- The curve traced by a point on a circle that rolls around the inside of a larger fixed circle.
- What letters can be added to HYPOCYCLOID?
- HYPOCYCLOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPOCYCLOID:
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