Is HYPERTENSION a word?
HYPERTENSION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 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, HYPERTENSION is a valid word.
What does hypertension mean?
noun: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater).
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HYPERTENSION: word details
- Pronunciation: heye-pur-TEHN-shuhn (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 12 letters, a long word. It is one of 20,405 12-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 20 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 21 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 hypertension
Words you can make from the letters of hypertension.
Solve a whole rack, not just HYPERTENSION
HYPERTENSION 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 HYPERTENSION mean?
HYPERTENSION is a noun. It means: a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater).
Is HYPERTENSION a valid word?
Yes, HYPERTENSION is a valid word. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 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.