hyperextend
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 27
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 11
Definition of hyperextend
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To extend a joint beyond its normal position in a way that stresses the ligaments, often causing injury
“DELGADO OUT OF LINEUP The day after hyperextending his left knee as he tried to catch a foul ball, Carlos Delgado was held out of the starting lineup.”
“The mix of ballet vocabulary, modern techniques and African steps is familiar, but the extent to which Mr. Rhoden packs — and overpacks — phrases, cultivates warp-speed delivery and hyperextends every possible hip jut and arabesque is, thank goodness, something special to Complexions.”
“Every time you push off and hyperextend the toe, which happens when doing something as simple as taking a step or more strenuous like cutting and jumping, the MTP joint is involved.”
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Etymology
From hyper- + extend.
Words you can make from hyperextend
200+ playable · top: EXPENDER (18 pts)
Best play expender 18 points8-letter words
5 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
30 words- EXPEND 16 pts
- EXPERT 15 pts
- DEXTER 14 pts
- EXTEND 14 pts
- EXTERN 13 pts
- ETHYNE 12 pts
- PREYED 12 pts
- PYRENE 11 pts
- RETYPE 11 pts
- THREEP 11 pts
- HEEDER 10 pts
- HENTED 10 pts
- REDENY 10 pts
- REDEYE 10 pts
- TRENDY 10 pts
- YEETED 10 pts
- DEEPEN 9 pts
- DEEPER 9 pts
- ETHENE 9 pts
- NETHER 9 pts
- PEENED 9 pts
- PEERED 9 pts
- REPENT 8 pts
- NEEDER 7 pts
- RENTED 7 pts
- TENDER 7 pts
- ENTREE 6 pts
- ETERNE 6 pts
- RETENE 6 pts
- TEENER 6 pts
5-letter words
37 words- PREXY 17 pts
- PYREX 17 pts
- HEXED 16 pts
- HEXER 15 pts
- HYPED 14 pts
- HYPER 13 pts
- EXERT 12 pts
- DEPTH 11 pts
- HENRY 11 pts
- PERDY 11 pts
- TYPED 11 pts
- PEERY 10 pts
- HEDER 9 pts
- NEEDY 9 pts
- NERDY 9 pts
- REDYE 9 pts
- REEDY 9 pts
- TYNED 9 pts
- TYRED 9 pts
- ENTRY 8 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- PREED 8 pts
- TEENY 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- YENTE 8 pts
- PETER 7 pts
- PREEN 7 pts
- TEPEE 7 pts
- DETER 6 pts
- ENDER 6 pts
- TREED 6 pts
- TREND 6 pts
- ENTER 5 pts
- RENTE 5 pts
- TERNE 5 pts
- TREEN 5 pts
4-letter words
63 words- DEXY 15 pts
- PREX 13 pts
- EXED 12 pts
- HYPE 12 pts
- NEXT 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- PREY 9 pts
- PYRE 9 pts
- TYPE 9 pts
- DENY 8 pts
- DYER 8 pts
- DYNE 8 pts
- EYED 8 pts
- HEED 8 pts
- HERD 8 pts
- RYND 8 pts
- DEEP 7 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYEN 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYNE 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- HENT 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- PEED 7 pts
- PEND 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THEN 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYNE 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- EPEE 6 pts
- NEEP 6 pts
- PEEN 6 pts
- PEER 6 pts
- PENT 6 pts
- PERE 6 pts
- PERT 6 pts
- PREE 6 pts
- DEER 5 pts
- DEET 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENT 5 pts
- DERE 5 pts
- DREE 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NERD 5 pts
- REDE 5 pts
- REED 5 pts
- REND 5 pts
- TEED 5 pts
- TEND 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- RENT 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- TEEN 4 pts
- TERN 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
3-letter words
52 words- PYX 15 pts
- HEX 13 pts
- DEX 11 pts
- HYP 11 pts
- XED 11 pts
- REX 10 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- HEP 8 pts
- PEH 8 pts
- PHT 8 pts
- PRY 8 pts
- PYE 8 pts
- YEP 8 pts
- DEY 7 pts
- DRY 7 pts
- DYE 7 pts
- EDH 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- NTH 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- PEE 5 pts
- PEN 5 pts
- PER 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- REP 5 pts
- DEE 4 pts
- DEN 4 pts
- END 4 pts
- RED 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- NET 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEN 3 pts
2-letter words
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