Is HYDRA a word?
HYDRA is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 19 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HYDRA is a valid word.
What does hydra mean?
noun: (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones.
“Hydra was slain by Hercules”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HYDRA: word details
- Pronunciation: HEYED-ruh (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 10 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so HYDRA works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Anagrams of hydra
Shorter words inside hydra
Words you can make from the letters of hydra.
Solve a whole rack, not just HYDRA
HYDRA 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 HYDRA mean?
HYDRA is a noun. It means: (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones.
Is HYDRA a valid word?
Yes, HYDRA is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 10 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.