Unscramble HYDRA to get 28 words. HYDRA itself is a real word: 12 points on a Scrabble board, 10 in Words With Friends. 1 anagram of HYDRA is on the page: HARDY, each 12 points. The 5 letters split into 1 vowel and 4 consonants.
H43Y43D2R1A1
Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HYDRA split into 2 with 5 letters, 4 with 4, 15 with 3 and 7 with 2.
Keep every letter of HYDRA but one, change that one, and you get:
More 5-letter words: starting with HY · ending in RA · all 5-letter words
The meaning of HYDRA, and of the 7 strongest answers in its letters.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes. HYDRA is playable in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it is in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDRA itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 28) | 23 | 28 | 22 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: RHY, ADRY, YAD, ARY and ARD, 5 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: DA.
These 4 words take every letter of HYDRA plus a single extra one.