Yes. HYP is a valid word.
HYP is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
HYP is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About HYP
HYP is an old short form of hypochondria, meaning low spirits or melancholy; its plural is HYPS. It is a rare word, but its H, Y and P are worth 11 points together, a strong score for three tiles. It has no A, E, I, O or U. Picture someone in the 1700s complaining of the hyps on a gray afternoon.
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HYP scores 11 points
Before any bonus squares: H 4 + Y 4 + P 3 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: HYP as the first play
Later in the game, put the H on a 3L square and HYP is worth 19 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from HYP
Other forms of HYP (1):
- HYPSform of HYP: same as HYPOCHONDRIA
Words that start with HYP:
- HYPEDform of HYPE: blatant or sensational promotion
- HYPER
- HYPESform of HYPE: blatant or sensational promotion
- HYPHAany of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
- HYPOSform of HYPO: a compound used as a fixing agent in photographic developing
- HYPERS
- HYPHAEform of HYPHA: any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
- HYPHALform of HYPHA: any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
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Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters H, Y and P.
Memory tip
HYP is short for hypochondria, low spirits. Its plural is HYPS.
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