Is HIPPOPOTAMUS a word?
HIPPOPOTAMUS is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words With Friends, has 12 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HIPPOPOTAMUS is a valid word.
What does hippopotamus mean?
noun: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HIPPOPOTAMUS: word details
- Pronunciation: hih-puh-PAH-tuh-muhs (approx., 5 syllables)
- Length: 12 letters, a long word. It is one of 20,405 12-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 23 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 27 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 hippopotamus
Words you can make from the letters of hippopotamus.
Solve a whole rack, not just HIPPOPOTAMUS
HIPPOPOTAMUS 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 HIPPOPOTAMUS mean?
HIPPOPOTAMUS is a noun. It means: massive thick-skinned herbivorous animal living in or around rivers of tropical Africa.
Is HIPPOPOTAMUS a valid word?
Yes, HIPPOPOTAMUS is a valid word. It scores 23 points in Scrabble and 27 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.