Is HYPOCRITICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYPOCRITICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYPOCRITICAL mean?
- adjective
professing feelings or virtues one does not have
“hypocritical praise”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + P (3) + O (1) + C (3) + R (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 24 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 HYPOCRITICAL
HYPOCRITICAL 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 HYPOCRITICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cryophilic22
- cytophilic22
- cryptical18
- catchily18
- chirpily18
- octarchy18
- patchily18
- pitchily18
- chirality17
- rhyolitic17
- charpoy17
- chicory17
- chloritic16
- pyritical16
- copycat16
- cryptic16
- picacho16
- catchy16
- chicly16
- chirpy16
- patchy16
- phylic16
- pitchy16
- poachy16
- occipital15
- proclitic15
- atrophic15
- calthrop15
- catholic15
- hoplitic15
- orchitic15
- orichalc15
- orphical15
- rachitic15
- thoracic15
- trochaic15
- atrophy15
- charily15
- charity15
- itchily15
- pithily15
- hilarity14
- occipita14
- acrylic14
- aphotic14
- chaotic14
- chloric14
- cochair14
- cryptal14
- opacity14
- ophitic14
- potlach14
- pricily14
- pyloric14
- pyritic14
- trophic14
- typical14
- archly14
- phylar14
- phytol14
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