HEATHBIRD is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 18 points
Yes for Scrabble. HEATHBIRD is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
h4e1a1t1h4b3i1r1d2
PlayableHEATHBIRD · 9 letters · 18 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
18points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HEATHBIRD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
35WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.78%
Our own measure of how useful HEATHBIRD is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEATHBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heathbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEATHBIRD scores
Scrabble h4e1a1t1h4b3i1r1d2 18
Words with Friends h3e1a1t1h3b4i1r1d2 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in HEATHBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEATHBIRD has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HEATHBIRD
1 longer words begin with HEATHBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in HEATHBIRD
birthed13 breadth13 habited13 airthed11 redbait10 tribade10 hadith13 bathed12 hearth12 hither12 bather11 bertha11 breath11 dearth10 dehair10 dither10 haired10 hatred10 thread10 abider9 baited9 bardie9 braide9 taberd9 baiter8 barite8 rebait8 terbia8 airted7 raited7 tirade7 tradie7 haith11 heath11 hithe11 baith10 bathe10 beath10 berth10 birth10
Showing 40 of 320. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about HEATHBIRD
- Is HEATHBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HEATHBIRD is not in it.
- How many points is HEATHBIRD worth?
- HEATHBIRD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HEATHBIRD?
- HEATHBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HEATHBIRD:
Open HEATHBIRD in the Word Finder