HECATOMB

8 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What HECATOMB Means

noun: a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HECATOMB is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 E1 C3 A1 T1 O1 M3 B3.

Words Made From The Letters In HECATOMB

207 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.

6 letter words (6)

BETCHA CAMOTE COMATE COMBAT COMETH TOMBAC

5 letter words (32)

ABMHO ABOHM BATCH BATHE BEACH BEATH BOCHE BOHEA BOTCH CAMEO CHEAT CHEMO CHOTA COATE COHAB COMAE COMBE COMET COMTE MACHE MACHO MAHOE MATCH MEATH METHO MOCHA OBEAH TACHE TACHO TEACH THECA THEMA

4 letter words (75)

3 letter words (67)

ABO ACE ACH ACT AME ATE BAC BAH BAM BAT BET BOA BOH BOT CAB CAM CAT CHA CHE COB COT EAT ECH ECO EMO ETA ETH HAE HAM HAO HAT HEM HET HOA HOB HOC HOE HOM HOT MAC MAE MAT MEH MET MHO MOA MOB MOC MOE MOT OAT OBA OBE OCA OCH OHM TAB TAE TAM TAO TEA TEC THE THO TOC TOE TOM

2 letter words (27)

AB AE AH AM AT BA BE BO CH EA EH EM ET HA HE HM HO MA ME MO OB OE OH OM TA TE TO

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