HYSTERIC is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HYSTERIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYSTERIC?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYSTERIC is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYSTERIC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hystericsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HYSTERIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HYSTERIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYSTERIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYSTERIC
- All 8 letters of HYSTERIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYSTERIC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who reacts with wild, uncontrollable emotion, such as panic or laughter.
Hysteric was once a medical label and now survives as a loose, often unkind word for someone overreacting. It is far less common than hysterical, and the plural hysterics usually means a fit of uncontrolled laughter or crying.
How HYSTERIC is used
Informal or dated; can sound insulting when applied to a real person.
- The crowd turned into a screaming hysteric when the lights went out.
- He dismissed her as a hysteric, which only made her angrier.
- A hysteric in the audience began to sob loudly.
- The old doctor described the patient as a hysteric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYSTERIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYSTERIC
4 longer words begin with HYSTERIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HYSTERIC
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Common questions about HYSTERIC
- Is HYSTERIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYSTERIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYSTERIC worth?
- HYSTERIC is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYSTERIC mean?
- A person who reacts with wild, uncontrollable emotion, such as panic or laughter.
- What letters can be added to HYSTERIC?
- HYSTERIC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HYSTERIC:
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