HYPONOIA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HYPONOIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPONOIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPONOIA is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPONOIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyponoiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPONOIA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYPONOIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPONOIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYPONOIA
- HYPONOIA 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 HYPONOIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A state of dulled mental activity, with reduced ability to think clearly.
Hyponoia is a rare clinical term that combines a prefix meaning under with the Greek word for mind. Everyday English prefers words like sluggishness or mental fog.
How HYPONOIA is used
Very uncommon; found in older medical and psychological texts.
- The doctor noted signs of hyponoia in the patient.
- Fatigue and illness left her in a state of hyponoia.
- Hyponoia made even simple decisions feel difficult.
- The old text describes hyponoia as a dulling of thought.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPONOIA and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPONOIA
1 longer words begin with HYPONOIA.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPONOIA
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Common questions about HYPONOIA
- Is HYPONOIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPONOIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPONOIA worth?
- HYPONOIA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPONOIA mean?
- A state of dulled mental activity, with reduced ability to think clearly.
- What letters can be added to HYPONOIA?
- HYPONOIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYPONOIA:
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