HAYWIRE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HAYWIRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAYWIRE?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAYWIRE is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAYWIRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haywiresChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAYWIRE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAYWIRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does HAYWIRE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Out of control or not working properly; also, the wire used to bind bales of hay.
Machines and plans go haywire when they start to behave wildly. The phrase comes from the tangled, springy wire farmers used for baling, which was awkward to handle. Today the word is almost always heard in the expression go haywire.
How HAYWIRE is used
Haywire is informal and appears mostly in the phrase go haywire for broken machines and chaotic situations.
- The computer went haywire after the power cut.
- Our schedule went haywire when the train was cancelled.
- The old thermostat is haywire and keeps changing the temperature.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAYWIRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAYWIRE
1 longer words begin with HAYWIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in HAYWIRE
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Common questions about HAYWIRE
- Is HAYWIRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAYWIRE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAYWIRE worth?
- HAYWIRE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAYWIRE mean?
- Out of control or not working properly; also, the wire used to bind bales of hay.
- What letters can be added to HAYWIRE?
- HAYWIRE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAYWIRE:
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