Is HIPPEASTRUMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIPPEASTRUMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIPPEASTRUMS mean?
Hippeastrums is a form of HIPPEASTRUM.
- noun
amaryllis of tropical America often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red flowers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + U (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 21 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 HIPPEASTRUMS
HIPPEASTRUMS 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 HIPPEASTRUMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hippeastrum20
- mastership17
- shipmaster17
- sapphism17
- pauperisms16
- mateships16
- misphrase16
- misshaper16
- samphires16
- sapphires16
- seraphims16
- shipmates16
- steamship16
- pauperism15
- prestamps15
- emphasis15
- epitaphs15
- happiest15
- humpiest15
- mateship15
- misshape15
- murphies15
- preships15
- samphire15
- sapphire15
- sapphist15
- seraphim15
- shapeups15
- shipmate15
- shippers15
- teraphim15
- thumpers15
- trampish15
- triumphs15
- marshiest14
- superhits14
- prestamp14
- empaths14
- epitaph14
- hampers14
- happier14
- hippest14
- humpers14
- humpier14
- humpies14
- mishaps14
- perhaps14
- preship14
- shapeup14
- shipper14
- shrimps14
- smashup14
- thumper14
- triumph14
- upheaps14
- peripatus13
- priapuses13
- septarium13
- atheisms13
- hamsters13
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