HYSSOP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HYSSOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYSSOP?
| 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 HYSSOP is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYSSOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hyssopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYSSOP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HYSSOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about HYSSOP
- HYSSOP gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYSSOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family used in cooking and herbal medicine.
Gardeners value hyssop for its blue flower spikes, which draw bees all summer. In scripture the name also refers to a plant whose twigs were used in purification rites, though which species is meant is uncertain.
How HYSSOP is used
Hyssop turns up in herb gardens, in old recipes and in biblical passages.
- Bees crowded around the hyssop by the garden wall.
- A tea of hyssop was once a remedy for coughs.
- The priest sprinkled the water with a bunch of hyssop.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYSSOP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HYSSOP
The 6 tiles of HYSSOP in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HYSSOP
1 longer words begin with HYSSOP.
Shorter words from the letters in HYSSOP
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Common questions about HYSSOP
- Is HYSSOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYSSOP, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYSSOP worth?
- HYSSOP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYSSOP mean?
- A small bushy aromatic plant of the mint family used in cooking and herbal medicine.
- What letters can be added to HYSSOP?
- HYSSOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HYSSOP:
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