HAGGISH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HAGGISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAGGISH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAGGISH is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAGGISH
No single letter turns HAGGISH into another word.
How HAGGISH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAGGISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 16,469 thousand.
What stands out about HAGGISH
- HAGGISH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAGGISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Like a hag, being ugly, wrinkled or unpleasantly spiteful in appearance or manner.
Haggish is an insulting adjective and writers use it sparingly. It pictures the stooped witch of fairy tales, with a crooked nose and a sharp tongue. Today most writers prefer to describe the face directly rather than use the word.
How HAGGISH is used
Haggish is dated and unkind, found mostly in older stories and descriptions.
- The storyteller described a haggish woman at the well.
- A haggish face peered through the window.
- Her haggish laugh startled the children.
- The portrait gave him a haggish look.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAGGISH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAGGISH
3 longer words begin with HAGGISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAGGISH
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Common questions about HAGGISH
- Is HAGGISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAGGISH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAGGISH worth?
- HAGGISH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAGGISH mean?
- Like a hag, being ugly, wrinkled or unpleasantly spiteful in appearance or manner.
- What letters can be added to HAGGISH?
- No single letter can be added to HAGGISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAGGISH:
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