Definition of hydra

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • hydra is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • hydra is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • hydra is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of hydra


  • a long faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near the equator stretching between Virgo and Cancer (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. snake
  • (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads; when struck off each head was replaced by two new ones (noun)
  • small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp (noun)
  • trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality (noun)

    Examples

    1. we may be facing a hydra that defies any easy solution

See definition of hydra in Merriam Webster