Hibernates is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 1072 anagrams from letters in hibernates (abeehinrst).
First recorded in 1795-1805, hibernate is from the Latin word hībernātus (past participle of hībernāre to spend the winter). See hibernal, Examples for hibernates
Bears, with the exception of the Polar species, hibernate in winter. It does not hibernate, and may be seen in winter pursuing its prey beneath the ice. Apparently he does not hibernate, for on sunny days he may be seen the year round. The Squirrel does not hibernate, as it is said by the older writers to do. And besides, it is fairly certain that they, like most others of their kind, hibernate. In such cases the insect must aestivate rather than hibernate. Simply a hole to hibernate in and to sleep and eat in in summer. After these well-meaning moments they are left alone to hibernate with their own devastation. It is not believed that any of them hibernate in any stage of their existence. For the rest of the time there was nothing to do but hibernate in his log cabin.