YPERITE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. YPERITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YPERITE?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YPERITE is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YPERITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yperitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YPERITE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in YPERITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 187,144.
What does YPERITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistryhistorical
Mustard gas, a poisonous chemical used as a weapon.
The name yperite comes from a Belgian town linked to the first large use of the gas in the First World War era. It is mostly met in French-influenced or historical writing, while ordinary English prefers the other term.
How YPERITE is used
Yperite turns up in historical and chemical texts about gas warfare.
- Soldiers sheltering in the trench feared an attack of yperite.
- The old chemistry book described yperite as a blistering agent.
- Yperite was one of the weapons that haunted the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YPERITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with YPERITE
1 longer words begin with YPERITE.
Shorter words from the letters in YPERITE
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Common questions about YPERITE
- Is YPERITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YPERITE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YPERITE worth?
- YPERITE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YPERITE mean?
- Mustard gas, a poisonous chemical used as a weapon.
- What letters can be added to YPERITE?
- YPERITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of YPERITE:
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