HYSTERICAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HYSTERICAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HYSTERICAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HYSTERICAL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HYSTERICAL
No single letter turns HYSTERICAL into another word.
How HYSTERICAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HYSTERICAL, 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 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HYSTERICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HYSTERICAL
- All 10 letters of HYSTERICAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HYSTERICAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Overcome by wild, uncontrollable emotion, or informally, extremely funny.
A hysterical crowd is one swept up in panic or excitement beyond reason. In casual speech a hysterical joke is simply one that makes people laugh helplessly.
How HYSTERICAL is used
The word hysterical is used for both frantic emotion and comedy, and it can offend when applied to women in a dismissive way.
- The hysterical child could not stop crying.
- We found the film absolutely hysterical.
- She was hysterical with laughter by the end of the story.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HYSTERICAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HYSTERICAL
1 longer words begin with HYSTERICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in HYSTERICAL
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Common questions about HYSTERICAL
- Is HYSTERICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HYSTERICAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HYSTERICAL worth?
- HYSTERICAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HYSTERICAL mean?
- Overcome by wild, uncontrollable emotion, or informally, extremely funny.
- What letters can be added to HYSTERICAL?
- No single letter can be added to HYSTERICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HYSTERICAL:
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