Definition of hyperboles

"hyperboles" in the noun sense

1. hyperbole, exaggeration

extravagant exaggeration

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Quotations for hyperboles

Oh, never will I trust to speeches penned! * * * taffeta phrases, silken terms precise, three-piled hyperboles. [ William Shakespeare ]

hyperboles in Scrabble®

The word hyperboles is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters hyperboles:

HYPERBOLES
(189)
HYPERBOLES
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

elopers, helpers, herbose, leprosy, obesely, obeyers, sheerly, soberly, spyhole, yelpers

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word hyperboles

HYPERBOLES
(189)
HYPERBOLES
(189)
HYPERBOLES
(126)
HYPERBOLES
(126)
HYPERBOLES
(92)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
HYPERBOLES
(80)
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(80)
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(80)
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(80)
HYPERBOLES
(75)
HYPERBOLES
(75)
HYPERBOLES
(69)
HYPERBOLES
(68)
HYPERBOLES
(63)
HYPERBOLES
(60)
HYPERBOLES
(56)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(48)
HYPERBOLES
(48)
HYPERBOLES
(48)
HYPERBOLES
(48)
HYPERBOLES
(48)
HYPERBOLES
(46)
HYPERBOLES
(44)
HYPERBOLES
(44)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(40)
HYPERBOLES
(40)
HYPERBOLES
(36)
HYPERBOLES
(32)
HYPERBOLES
(28)
HYPERBOLES
(28)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(25)
HYPERBOLES
(25)
HYPERBOLES
(25)
HYPERBOLES
(24)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In hyperboles

HYPERBOLES
(189)
HYPERBOLES
(189)
HYPERBOLES
(126)
HYPERBOLES
(126)
SPYHOLE
(110 = 60 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(107 = 57 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(107 = 57 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(107 = 57 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(104 = 54 + 50)
SHEERLY
(102 = 52 + 50)
SHEERLY
(101 = 51 + 50)
SHEERLY
(101 = 51 + 50)
OBEYERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SOBERLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
LEPROSY
(98 = 48 + 50)
HERBOSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
HERBOSE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBESELY
(98 = 48 + 50)
HELPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
SOBERLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 48 + 50)
YELPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBEYERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
YELPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBESELY
(98 = 48 + 50)
HELPERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
OBEYERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
LEPROSY
(98 = 48 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(96 = 46 + 50)
HERBOSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
SOBERLY
(95 = 45 + 50)
YELPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HERBOSE
(95 = 45 + 50)
LEPROSY
(95 = 45 + 50)
OBESELY
(95 = 45 + 50)
OBEYERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HELPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(95 = 45 + 50)
HELPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
YELPERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
SHEERLY
(92 = 42 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(92)
SPYHOLE
(90 = 40 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
YELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERBOSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBEYERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBEYERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
YELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBEYERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERBOSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
YELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERBOSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
HELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
YELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBEYERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SOBERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
HELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERBOSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBEYERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
SHEERLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
YELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
HELPERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
OBESELY
(89 = 39 + 50)
HERBOSE
(89 = 39 + 50)
LEPROSY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(88 = 38 + 50)
LEPROSY
(86 = 36 + 50)
LEPROSY
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBEYERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOBERLY
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBESELY
(86 = 36 + 50)
ELOPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBESELY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SOBERLY
(86 = 36 + 50)
ELOPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHEERLY
(86 = 36 + 50)
ELOPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
OBEYERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
HERBOSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
HELPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
YELPERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SHEERLY
(84 = 34 + 50)
SHEERLY
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(84 = 34 + 50)
SHEERLY
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(84 = 34 + 50)
HERBOSE
(84 = 34 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
HELPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
YELPERS
(84 = 34 + 50)
SOBERLY
(84 = 34 + 50)
OBESELY
(84 = 34 + 50)
LEPROSY
(84 = 34 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(84 = 34 + 50)
SOBERLY
(82 = 32 + 50)
SOBERLY
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
HELPERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEPROSY
(82 = 32 + 50)
HERBOSE
(82 = 32 + 50)
OBESELY
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEPROSY
(82 = 32 + 50)
OBESELY
(82 = 32 + 50)
YELPERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
YELPERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
HELPERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
HERBOSE
(82 = 32 + 50)
SOBERLY
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEPROSY
(82 = 32 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(80)
SHEERLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(80)
SOBERLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
SHEERLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
OBESELY
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
SHEERLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPYHOLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
LEPROSY
(80 = 30 + 50)
ELOPERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(80)
OBEYERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
HYPERBOLES
(80)
SHEERLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
LEPROSY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBEYERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SOBERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESELY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESELY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESELY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBEYERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
LEPROSY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SHEERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBEYERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SOBERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBESELY
(78 = 28 + 50)
LEPROSY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBEYERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SHEERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SHEERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SHEERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
OBEYERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
SHEERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
HERBOSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
SOBERLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
YELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HERBOSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
YELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
YELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HERBOSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
HERBOSE
(78 = 28 + 50)
HELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
YELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
YELPERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
HERBOSE
(78 = 28 + 50)

hyperboles in Words With Friends™

The word hyperboles is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 21

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters hyperboles:

HYPERBOLES
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

elopers, helpers, herbose, leprosy, obesely, obeyers, sheerly, soberly, spyhole, yelpers

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word hyperboles

HYPERBOLES
(279)
HYPERBOLES
(225)
HYPERBOLES
(138)
HYPERBOLES
(138)
HYPERBOLES
(100)
HYPERBOLES
(99)
HYPERBOLES
(96)
HYPERBOLES
(96)
HYPERBOLES
(93)
HYPERBOLES
(92)
HYPERBOLES
(88)
HYPERBOLES
(88)
HYPERBOLES
(87)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
HYPERBOLES
(75)
HYPERBOLES
(70)
HYPERBOLES
(62)
HYPERBOLES
(58)
HYPERBOLES
(58)
HYPERBOLES
(58)
HYPERBOLES
(58)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(50)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(42)
HYPERBOLES
(31)
HYPERBOLES
(30)
HYPERBOLES
(28)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(27)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(26)
HYPERBOLES
(25)
HYPERBOLES
(25)
HYPERBOLES
(23)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In hyperboles

HYPERBOLES
(279)
HYPERBOLES
(225)
HYPERBOLES
(138)
HYPERBOLES
(138)
SPYHOLE
(122 = 87 + 35)
OBEYERS
(113 = 78 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(110 = 75 + 35)
LEPROSY
(110 = 75 + 35)
YELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
HELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
HELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
YELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
YELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
ELOPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SOBERLY
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(104 = 69 + 35)
OBESELY
(104 = 69 + 35)
HELPERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(104 = 69 + 35)
HERBOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
HERBOSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(100)
HYPERBOLES
(99)
HELPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
OBESELY
(98 = 63 + 35)
ELOPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
SOBERLY
(98 = 63 + 35)
HELPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
YELPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
OBESELY
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(98 = 63 + 35)
LEPROSY
(98 = 63 + 35)
YELPERS
(98 = 63 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(96)
HYPERBOLES
(96)
SHEERLY
(95 = 60 + 35)
SHEERLY
(95 = 60 + 35)
OBEYERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
HERBOSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
HERBOSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
OBEYERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
HERBOSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(93)
OBESELY
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
YELPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(92 = 57 + 35)
HELPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ELOPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
ELOPERS
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOBERLY
(92 = 57 + 35)
OBESELY
(92 = 57 + 35)
SOBERLY
(92 = 57 + 35)
LEPROSY
(92 = 57 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(92)
OBEYERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHEERLY
(89 = 54 + 35)
HERBOSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHEERLY
(89 = 54 + 35)
OBEYERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
SHEERLY
(89 = 54 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(88)
HYPERBOLES
(88)
HELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OBESELY
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOBERLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
OBESELY
(87 = 52 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(87)
SOBERLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
HELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
YELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
LEPROSY
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOBERLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
YELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
YELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
OBESELY
(87 = 52 + 35)
HELPERS
(87 = 52 + 35)
LEPROSY
(87 = 52 + 35)
LEPROSY
(87 = 52 + 35)
SOBERLY
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEPROSY
(86 = 51 + 35)
YELPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEPROSY
(86 = 51 + 35)
HELPERS
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
SOBERLY
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(86 = 51 + 35)
OBESELY
(86 = 51 + 35)
LEPROSY
(86 = 51 + 35)
OBESELY
(86 = 51 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
HYPERBOLES
(84)
SHEERLY
(83 = 48 + 35)
HERBOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
HERBOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBEYERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HERBOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBEYERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
HERBOSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHEERLY
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHEERLY
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHEERLY
(83 = 48 + 35)
SHEERLY
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBEYERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBEYERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
OBEYERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(81 = 46 + 35)
LEPROSY
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOBERLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEPROSY
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOBERLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOBERLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
OBESELY
(80 = 45 + 35)
OBESELY
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELOPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
SOBERLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
YELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEPROSY
(80 = 45 + 35)
HELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
OBESELY
(80 = 45 + 35)
HELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
LEPROSY
(80 = 45 + 35)
YELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELOPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
YELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
HELPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELOPERS
(80 = 45 + 35)
ELOPERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
ELOPERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
ELOPERS
(79 = 44 + 35)
SHEERLY
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBEYERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
HERBOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(77 = 42 + 35)
HERBOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHEERLY
(77 = 42 + 35)
LEPROSY
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBEYERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
HERBOSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBEYERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
SOBERLY
(77 = 42 + 35)
OBESELY
(77 = 42 + 35)
SHEERLY
(77 = 42 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(75)
OBEYERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
ELOPERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELOPERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
ELOPERS
(74 = 39 + 35)
YELPERS
(73 = 38 + 35)
SOBERLY
(73 = 38 + 35)
HELPERS
(73 = 38 + 35)
OBESELY
(73 = 38 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(73 = 38 + 35)
LEPROSY
(73 = 38 + 35)
SHEERLY
(71 = 36 + 35)
SHEERLY
(71 = 36 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HERBOSE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HYPERBOLES
(70)
BLEEPS
(69)
LEPROSY
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
YELPERS
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
LEPROSY
(69 = 34 + 35)
SOBERLY
(69 = 34 + 35)
OBESELY
(69 = 34 + 35)
OBESELY
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
SOBERLY
(69 = 34 + 35)
HELPERS
(69 = 34 + 35)
LEPROSY
(67 = 32 + 35)
HELPERS
(67 = 32 + 35)
SHEERLY
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBEYERS
(67 = 32 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
YELPERS
(67 = 32 + 35)
SOBERLY
(67 = 32 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
OBESELY
(67 = 32 + 35)
LEPERS
(66)
HELPER
(66)
BERYLS
(66)
PROBES
(66)
REBOPS
(66)
YELPER
(66)
YELPER
(66)
PROBES
(66)
HELPER
(66)
SPYHOLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
HERBOSE
(65 = 30 + 35)
SHEERLY
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPYHOLE
(65 = 30 + 35)

Words within the letters of hyperboles

2 letter words in hyperboles (12 words)

9 letter words in hyperboles (1 word)

10 letter words in hyperboles (1 word)

hyperboles + 1 blank (1 word)

hyperboles + 2 blanks (3 words)

Words containing the sequence hyperboles

Words that start with hyperboles (1 word)

Words with hyperboles in them (1 word)

Words that end with hyperboles (1 word)

Word Growth involving hyperboles

Shorter words in hyperboles

bole hyperbole

pe hype hyper hyperbole

pe per hyper hyperbole

Longer words containing hyperboles

(No longer words found)