Is HEMISPHERES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEMISPHERES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEMISPHERES mean?
Hemispheres is a form of HEMISPHERE.
- noun
half of the terrestrial globe
- noun
half of a sphere
- noun
either half of the cerebrum
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + P (3) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HEMISPHERES
HEMISPHERES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HEMISPHERES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hemisphere20
- ephemeris16
- phishers16
- sheepish16
- phisher15
- phishes15
- hempier14
- imphees14
- shrimps14
- herpeses13
- perishes13
- phereses13
- pheresis13
- hempie13
- imphee13
- shrimp13
- phish13
- emperies12
- emprises12
- epimeres12
- impreses12
- preemies12
- premises12
- spiremes12
- meshier12
- pishers12
- reships12
- shmeers12
- spheres12
- sheesh12
- hemps12
- heresies11
- empires11
- empress11
- emprise11
- epimere11
- epimers11
- imprese11
- impress11
- preemie11
- premies11
- premise11
- premiss11
- simpers11
- spireme11
- spirems11
- herpes11
- meshes11
- perish11
- pisher11
- pishes11
- rehems11
- reship11
- rhemes11
- shmeer11
- sphere11
- hemp11
- heiress10
- empire10
- epimer10
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