Words Containing HURO

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing HURO?

HYDROSULPHUROUS is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are HYPOSULPHUROUS (27), SULPHUROUSLY (20), SULPHUROUSNESS (19).

Q: What is the longest word containing HURO?

HYDROSULPHUROUS has 15 letters.

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All Words Containing HURO 5 words

How often does HURO appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 5 words containing HURO. Most are 14 letters long, they average 21.6 points and the best is HYDROSULPHUROUS (27 points).

Total words: 5
Most common length: 14 letters; 2 words
Average Scrabble score: 21.6; out of 27 max
Longest word: HYDROSULPHUROUS; 15 letters
Most common ending: S; 80% of words

Most common last letters

s 80%
y 20%

Top vowel pairs

ou100%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing HURO

h ₄y ₄d ₂r ₁o ₁s ₁u ₁l ₁p ₃h ₄u ₁r ₁o ₁u ₁s ₁

H 4 + Y 4 + D 2 + R 1 + O 1 + S 1 + U 1 + L 1 + P 3 + H 4 + U 1 + R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + S 1 = 27 points

Double word: 54 pts
Triple word: 81 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

hydrosulphurous

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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