Unscramble HIBERNATE and you have 278 words, HIBERNATE itself among them: it scores 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. It has 1 anagram, each with the same 14 points: INBREATHE. 9 letters: 4 vowels and 5 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Words from HIBERNATE by length: 2 with 9 letters, 3 with 8, 18 with 7, 48 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 27 with 2.
BENEATH and BREATHE share the top score of 12 among the 7-letter words from HIBERNATE. NEITHER, THEREIN and TRAINEE are the ones most people know.
Among 48 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HIBERNATE, the top score is 11, reached by 6. EITHER, ENTIRE and HEREIN are the familiar ones.
60 5-letter words made with HIBERNATE letters; 10 of them share the top score of 10. THERE, THREE and ENTER are everyday picks.
7 of 60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HIBERNATE tie at 9 points; none scores more. HERE, BEEN and THEN will look familiar.
BAH scores highest among the 3-letter words from HIBERNATE at 8 points, ahead of AHI and ETH on 6. ARE, ART and AIR are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HIBERNATE but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HI · ending in TE · all 9-letter words
Here is what the 8 strongest answers mean; THEBAINE (13 points) takes the top spot.
Points: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HIBERNATE works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIBERNATE itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 278) | 220 | 278 | 212 |
* The Words With Friends base list; the game adds and drops some words.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: ATHERINE, BEENAH, BERTHE, BEATH, HEBEN, ATEBRIN, BEATIER, BENTIER, BHAI, BHAT, EBRIATE, HARTEN and 45 more, 57 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BRITH, THERIAN, HAINT, HIREE, BINER, AHI, ARENE, BAE and TE, 9 in all. Not in Scrabble US: HEBE.
With one more tile, the letters of HIBERNATE spell the words below.