HYSON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HYSON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYSON?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYSON is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYSON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hysonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYSON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HYSON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does HYSON mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A grade of Chinese green tea with leaves rolled or twisted into small curls.
Hyson was among the green teas shipped from China to Europe and America in large quantity from the eighteenth century onward, prized for its pale liquor and delicate taste. Merchants graded it by leaf size and twist, and its name still turns up in old trade records and period fiction long after it faded from everyday shelves.
How HYSON is used
Chiefly historical; encountered today in older texts, tea histories or antique trade catalogues.
- The ship's manifest listed crates of hyson bound for Boston.
- She served hyson from a porcelain pot at the formal tea.
- Merchants once paid a premium for the finest hyson.
- The old grocer's ledger still names hyson among its stock.
- Hyson was prized for its pale color and light, grassy taste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYSON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYSON
1 longer words begin with HYSON.
Shorter words from the letters in HYSON
Common questions about HYSON
- Is HYSON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYSON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYSON worth?
- HYSON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYSON mean?
- A grade of Chinese green tea with leaves rolled or twisted into small curls.
- What letters can be added to HYSON?
- HYSON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HYSON:
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