HANGFIRES is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HANGFIRES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
h4a1n1g2f4i1r1e1s1
PlayableHANGFIRES · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HANGFIRES?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.89%
Our own measure of how useful HANGFIRES is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANGFIRES
No single letter turns HANGFIRES into another word.
How HANGFIRES scores
Scrabble h4a1n1g2f4i1r1e1s1 16
Words with Friends h3a1n2g3f4i1r1e1s1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in HANGFIRES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANGFIRES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HANGFIRES
- All 9 letters of HANGFIRES are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HANGFIRES
freshing15 hangfire15 sheafing15 hearings12 hearsing12 shearing12 fashing14 garfish14 farsing11 fearing11 feasing11 fingers11 fringes11 garnish11 gnasher11 hangers11 hearing11 hegaris11 hegiras11 hingers11 hirages11 rashing11 rehangs11 sharing11 sherang11 arshine10 hernias10 infares10 nearish10 serafin10 angries8 earings8 erasing8 gainers8 graines8 reagins8 regains8 reginas8 searing8 seringa8
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Common questions about HANGFIRES
- Is HANGFIRES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANGFIRES, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANGFIRES worth?
- HANGFIRES is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HANGFIRES?
- No single letter can be added to HANGFIRES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HANGFIRES:
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