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
- Scrabble
- 21
- Words With Friends
- n/a
- Letters
- 12
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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