Definition of hysterical

"hysterical" in the adjective sense

1. hysteric, hysterical

characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria

"during hysterical conditions various functions of the human body are disordered"- Morris Fishbein

"hysterical amnesia"

2. hysterical

marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion

"hysterical laughter"

"a mob of hysterical vigilantes"

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Quotations for hysterical

Enthusiasm is grave, inward, self-controlled; mere excitement, outward, fantastical, hysterical, and passing in a moment from tears to laughter. [ John Sterling ]

Melancholy, or low spirits, is that hysterical passion which forces unbidden sighs and tears; it falls upon a contented life, like a drop of ink on white paper, which is not the less a stain that it carries no meaning with it. [ Sir W. Scott ]

hysterical in Scrabble®

The word hysterical 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: 18

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters hysterical:

HYSTERICAL
(171)
HYSTERICAL
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word hysterical

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

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hysterical in Words With Friends™

The word hysterical 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: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters hysterical:

HYSTERICAL
(198)
HYSTERICAL
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (61 words)

acetyls, achiest, aitches, alethic, archlet, article, cartels, cashier, castile, chalets, charily, charity, chaster, cithers, clarets, clarity, clasher, clayier, clayish, clerisy, cristae, crystal, earthly, eclairs, elastic, ethical, halites, halters, hastier, hastily, hyalite, icetray, irately, laciest, larches, latches, lathers, lathery, raciest, realist, reality, recital, retails, richest, saltier, satchel, scalier, scarily, scarlet, scyther, shalier, slather, slatier, slither, starchy, stylier, tearily, treacly, trysail, yachter, yachtie

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word hysterical

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

HYSTERICAL
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Words within the letters of hysterical

2 letter words in hysterical (18 words)

9 letter words in hysterical (2 words)

10 letter words in hysterical (1 word)

hysterical + 1 blank (2 words)

hysterical + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence hysterical

Words that start with hysterical (2 words)

Words with hysterical in them (3 words)

Words that end with hysterical (4 words)

Word Growth involving hysterical

Shorter words in hysterical

hysteric

Longer words containing hysterical

hysterically nonhysterically

hysterically semihysterically

nonhysterical nonhysterically

posthysterical

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