HYPOGEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HYPOGEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOGEUM?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOGEUM is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOGEUM
No single letter turns HYPOGEUM into another word.
How HYPOGEUM scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYPOGEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOGEUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPOGEUM
- All 8 letters of HYPOGEUM are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYPOGEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An underground chamber or vault, especially one used for burial or placed beneath a building.
Archaeologists use hypogeum for ancient tombs and cellars cut into rock. The word is also applied to the underground passages beneath an amphitheatre where animals and performers waited.
How HYPOGEUM is used
Mostly archaeological and architectural; plural hypogea.
- The hypogeum was carved from soft limestone.
- Visitors descend into the hypogeum by a narrow stair.
- A painted hypogeum lay beneath the old road.
- Gladiators waited in the hypogeum below the arena.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOGEUM and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOGEUM
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Common questions about HYPOGEUM
- Is HYPOGEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOGEUM, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOGEUM worth?
- HYPOGEUM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOGEUM mean?
- An underground chamber or vault, especially one used for burial or placed beneath a building.
- What letters can be added to HYPOGEUM?
- No single letter can be added to HYPOGEUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYPOGEUM:
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