Is HIBERNAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIBERNAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIBERNAL mean?
- adjective
characteristic of or relating to winter
“bears in brumal sleep”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + B (3) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) = 13 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 HIBERNAL
HIBERNAL 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 HIBERNAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hirable12
- blaher11
- habile11
- herbal11
- hernial10
- inhaler10
- rehab10
- hailer9
- halier9
- hernia9
- inhale9
- rhinal9
- blah9
- herb9
- bailer8
- berlin8
- librae8
- haler8
- hilar8
- bah8
- abler7
- bairn7
- baler7
- binal7
- biner7
- birle7
- blain7
- blare7
- blear7
- brail7
- brain7
- brine7
- liber7
- libra7
- elhi7
- haen7
- hail7
- hair7
- hale7
- hare7
- harl7
- heal7
- hear7
- heil7
- heir7
- herl7
- hern7
- hila7
- hire7
- lehr7
- rhea7
- aliner6
- larine6
- linear6
- nailer6
- renail6
- able6
- abri6
- bail6
- bale6
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