HEALTHFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HEALTHFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEALTHFUL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEALTHFUL is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEALTHFUL
No single letter turns HEALTHFUL into another word.
How HEALTHFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HEALTHFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEALTHFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEALTHFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Good for the body or mind and likely to improve or maintain health.
Healthful describes things that give health, such as food, air or exercise, whereas healthy tends to describe the person who has it. Careful writers keep the two apart, though many people use them as equals. A healthful diet is usually one built on fresh and unprocessed foods.
How HEALTHFUL is used
Healthful appears in nutrition advice and formal writing about habits and surroundings.
- The doctor recommended a healthful diet rich in vegetables.
- They moved to the hills for the healthful mountain air.
- Walking after dinner is a healthful habit.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEALTHFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEALTHFUL
3 longer words begin with HEALTHFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HEALTHFUL
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Common questions about HEALTHFUL
- Is HEALTHFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEALTHFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEALTHFUL worth?
- HEALTHFUL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEALTHFUL mean?
- Good for the body or mind and likely to improve or maintain health.
- What letters can be added to HEALTHFUL?
- No single letter can be added to HEALTHFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HEALTHFUL:
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