HEATHENISH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HEATHENISH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEATHENISH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEATHENISH is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEATHENISH
No single letter turns HEATHENISH into another word.
How HEATHENISH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HEATHENISH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 3 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. HEATHENISH needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about HEATHENISH
- HEATHENISH 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 HEATHENISH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Like or relating to heathens, and so judged uncivilised or crude.
Earlier writers called customs they disliked heathenish, often without any real knowledge of them. Today the word is mostly playful, used for wild parties or any behaviour that seems uncouth.
How HEATHENISH is used
Dated; now mostly humorous or found in historical texts.
- The vicar frowned on the heathenish dancing at the fair.
- A heathenish racket came from the room upstairs.
- Her aunt thought the music heathenish and said so.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEATHENISH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEATHENISH
2 longer words begin with HEATHENISH.
Shorter words from the letters in HEATHENISH
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Common questions about HEATHENISH
- Is HEATHENISH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEATHENISH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEATHENISH worth?
- HEATHENISH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEATHENISH mean?
- Like or relating to heathens, and so judged uncivilised or crude.
- What letters can be added to HEATHENISH?
- No single letter can be added to HEATHENISH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HEATHENISH:
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