Is HIPPOCAMPUS a word?
HIPPOCAMPUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HIPPOCAMPUS is a valid word.
What does hippocampus mean?
noun: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HIPPOCAMPUS: word details
- Pronunciation: hih-poh-KAM-puhs (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 24 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 29 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside hippocampus
Words you can make from the letters of hippocampus.
Solve a whole rack, not just HIPPOCAMPUS
HIPPOCAMPUS is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does HIPPOCAMPUS mean?
HIPPOCAMPUS is a noun. It means: a complex neural structure (shaped like a sea horse) consisting of grey matter and located on the floor of each lateral ventricle; intimately involved in motivation and emotion as part of the limbic system; has a central role in the formation of memories.
Is HIPPOCAMPUS a valid word?
Yes, HIPPOCAMPUS is a valid word. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.