HYPOGEOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HYPOGEOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOGEOUS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOGEOUS is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOGEOUS
No single letter turns HYPOGEOUS into another word.
How HYPOGEOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HYPOGEOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOGEOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPOGEOUS
- HYPOGEOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYPOGEOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Growing or living below the surface of the ground.
Hypogeous describes plants whose seed leaves stay in the soil as they germinate, and fungi that fruit underground, such as truffles. It contrasts with epigeous, which is used for growth above the surface. Botanists use hypogeous when they classify how seeds sprout.
How HYPOGEOUS is used
Hypogeous is a specialist word in botany and mycology.
- Truffles are hypogeous fungi that must be found by scent.
- The pea shows hypogeous germination, leaving its seed leaves below ground.
- A hypogeous fruit ripens entirely beneath the soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOGEOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOGEOUS
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Common questions about HYPOGEOUS
- Is HYPOGEOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOGEOUS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOGEOUS worth?
- HYPOGEOUS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOGEOUS mean?
- Growing or living below the surface of the ground.
- What letters can be added to HYPOGEOUS?
- No single letter can be added to HYPOGEOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HYPOGEOUS:
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