HYPOTHECATE is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. HYPOTHECATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYPOTHECATE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYPOTHECATE is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYPOTHECATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYPOTHECATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HYPOTHECATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYPOTHECATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HYPOTHECATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To pledge property or an asset as security for a loan while keeping possession of it.
In law and finance you hypothecate something, such as a ship or a share portfolio, without handing it over to the lender. Governments also hypothecate tax income, meaning they reserve it for one named purpose.
How HYPOTHECATE is used
A formal term from banking, shipping and public finance.
- The owner chose to hypothecate the vessel to raise money for repairs.
- Banks may hypothecate securities that clients have lodged as collateral.
- Some argue the state should hypothecate fuel duty for road building.
- He agreed to hypothecate his shares against the loan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYPOTHECATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYPOTHECATE
2 longer words begin with HYPOTHECATE.
Shorter words from the letters in HYPOTHECATE
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Common questions about HYPOTHECATE
- Is HYPOTHECATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYPOTHECATE, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYPOTHECATE worth?
- HYPOTHECATE is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYPOTHECATE mean?
- To pledge property or an asset as security for a loan while keeping possession of it.
- What letters can be added to HYPOTHECATE?
- HYPOTHECATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HYPOTHECATE:
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