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HYPES

5 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What HYPES Means

HYPES is a form of HYPE, which means:

  1. noun: blatant or sensational promotion
  2. verb: publicize in an exaggerated and often misleading manner

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HYPES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 Y4 P3 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In HYPES

35 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (12)

3 letter words (17)

2 letter words (6)

Longer Words Containing HYPES

HYPES appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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