Unscramble HYPERNOVAE and you have 253 words, HYPERNOVAE itself among them: it scores 21 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Of the shorter words, HYPERNOVA leads with 20 points. It has 10 letters, 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
By length, the words from HYPERNOVAE split into 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 3 with 8, 4 with 7, 34 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
There is a single one of the 9-letter words made with HYPERNOVAE letters: HYPERNOVA, 20 points.
HRYVNA tops the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble HYPERNOVAE at 15 points; next come APHONY and PEAVEY on 14. HEAVEN, PROVEN and OPENER will look familiar.
The best of the 5-letter words you get when you unscramble HYPERNOVAE is HEAVY, 14 points; HARPY and HEAPY on 13 follow. PHONE, EVERY and PROVE are everyday picks.
HYPE and HYPO are the top 4-letter words from HYPERNOVAE, 12 points each. HAVE, HERE and VERY will look familiar.
HYP scores highest among the 3-letter words in HYPERNOVAE at 11 points, ahead of HAY and HEY on 9. ANY, PAY and VAN are the ones most people know.
Trade one tile of HYPERNOVAE for another and you can spell these 3 words:
More 10-letter words: starting with HY · ending in AE · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with OVERHYPE (19 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HYPERNOVAE is a Scrabble word (Scrabble UK), though the list Words With Friends is built on leaves it out.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYPERNOVAE itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 253) | 188 | 253 | 170 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: HYPERNOVAE, HYPERNOVA, AVOYER, RENVOY, EVHOE, EVOHE, HERYE, HOVEA, HOVEN, NYAOPE, PAEONY, PAVONE and 53 more, 65 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: HRYVNA, APHONY, HEAPY, PERVY, HEAPER, HEVEA, PHONER, RAVEY, NYAH, PERVO, PERV, PHEO and 6 more, 18 in all.