HYPOLIMNION is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. HYPOLIMNION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOLIMNION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOLIMNION is to know. It scores 21 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOLIMNION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hypolimnionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOLIMNION scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPOLIMNION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOLIMNION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOLIMNION mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The cold, deep layer of water in a stratified lake, lying below the thermocline.
The hypolimnion is dark and stagnant for most of the year and often runs low on oxygen. It mixes with the surface layers only when the lake turns over in autumn or spring.
How HYPOLIMNION is used
Hypolimnion is a limnology term for lakes.
- Oxygen dropped sharply in the hypolimnion during August.
- Divers noticed how cold the hypolimnion felt.
- The hypolimnion lies beneath the warm surface water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOLIMNION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOLIMNION
1 longer words begin with HYPOLIMNION.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOLIMNION
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Common questions about HYPOLIMNION
- Is HYPOLIMNION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOLIMNION, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOLIMNION worth?
- HYPOLIMNION is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOLIMNION mean?
- The cold, deep layer of water in a stratified lake, lying below the thermocline.
- What letters can be added to HYPOLIMNION?
- HYPOLIMNION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPOLIMNION:
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