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Yes. The word hygge is a Scrabble US word. The word hygge is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word hygge is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

H4Y4G2G2E1

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5-letter words (1 found)

HYGGE,

4-letter words (2 found)

EGGY,YEGG,

3-letter words (5 found)

EGG,GEY,HEY,HYE,YEH,

2-letter words (3 found)

EH,HE,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 12 words from hygge according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hygge

hygge

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish hygge or Norwegian Nynorsk hygge.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhʊɡə/, /ˈhuːɡə/, /ˈhjuːɡə/

Noun

hygge (uncountable)

  1. (chiefly UK) Cosiness, comfort, contentment, conviviality. [from 21st c.]

Translations

Adjective

hygge

  1. (chiefly UK) Cosy, convivial. [from 21st c.]

Usage notes

  • Used in Danish or Norwegian contexts.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish hyggæ (“to think”), from Old Norse hyggja (“to think”), from Proto-Germanic *hugjaną (“to think, reconsider”). The modern meaning has been taken over from Norwegian in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hykə/, [ˈhyɡ̊ə]

Noun

hygge c (singular definite hyggen, not used in plural form)

  1. cosiness

Declension

Verb

hygge

  1. (intransitive) to have a good time
  2. (intransitive) to make it comfortable, cozy (with the preposition om)
  3. (reflexive) to have a good time, enjoy oneself

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • uhyggelig
  • hyggelig
  • hyggestund
  • hyggekrog
  • hyggelig fætter
  • hyggesnak

References

  • “hygge” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “hygge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
  • https://www.kbh-sprogcenter.dk/da/blog/dansk-hygge/

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²hʏɡ.ɡɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hyggja f.

Alternative forms

  • hyggje (j-infix)

Noun

hygge f (definite singular hygga, indefinite plural hygger, definite plural hyggene)

  1. comfort, contentment

Noun

hygge n (definite singular hygget, indefinite plural hygge, definite plural hygga)

  1. an afterthought, consideration, attention

Etymology 2

From Old Norse verb hyggja.

Verb

hygge (present tense hygger, past tense hygde, supine hygd or hygt, past participle hygd, present participle hyggande, imperative hygg)

  1. Alternative form of hyggja
  2. Alternative form of hyggje
  3. Alternative form of hygga

References

  • “hygge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Source: wiktionary.org