HYRAX is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HYRAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYRAX?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYRAX is to know. It scores 18 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYRAX
No single letter turns HYRAX into another word.
How HYRAX scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HYRAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does HYRAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small, thickset, herbivorous mammal native to Africa and the Middle East, with short legs, rounded ears and no visible tail.
A hyrax looks like an overgrown guinea pig and lives among rocky outcrops or in trees, but its closest living relatives are actually elephants and manatees, a fact that surprises most people who first see one. Hyraxes live in family groups, feed on leaves, grass and bark, and are known for basking together on sun-warmed rocks.
How HYRAX is used
Standard zoological term; "rock hyrax" is the most commonly discussed species.
- A hyrax sunned itself on the flat rock outside the cave.
- The guide pointed out a hyrax hiding among the boulders.
- Despite its size, the hyrax is related to the elephant.
- Several hyrax scattered when the eagle's shadow passed over.
- The tree hyrax gave a loud shriek in the darkness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYRAX and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYRAX
1 longer words begin with HYRAX.
Shorter words from the letters in HYRAX
Common questions about HYRAX
- Is HYRAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYRAX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYRAX worth?
- HYRAX is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYRAX mean?
- A small, thickset, herbivorous mammal native to Africa and the Middle East, with short legs, rounded ears and no visible tail.
- What letters can be added to HYRAX?
- No single letter can be added to HYRAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HYRAX:
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