hydra


Meanings

  • (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones;
  • a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer
  • trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality;
    • "we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution"
  • small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp
  • HYDRA n pl. -DRAS or -DRAE a freshwater polyp


Scrabble Score: 12

hydra is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

hydra is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

hydra is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

hydra is a valid Words With Friends word