HEATHLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. HEATHLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEATHLAND?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEATHLAND is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEATHLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heathlandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEATHLAND scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HEATHLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HEATHLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HEATHLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
An open stretch of poor, often sandy soil covered mainly in heather and low shrubs.
Heathland is a distinctive habitat that supports specialised birds, reptiles and insects. Much of it exists only because of long grazing and burning, so it can vanish if left alone and is protected in several countries.
How HEATHLAND is used
Used for open scrubby country, especially in Britain and northern Europe.
- Purple heather covered the heathland in late summer.
- Nightjars nest on the heathland after dusk falls.
- The council fenced off a patch of heathland to protect the rare lizards.
- We walked for miles across windswept heathland.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEATHLAND and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEATHLAND
1 longer words begin with HEATHLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in HEATHLAND
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Common questions about HEATHLAND
- Is HEATHLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEATHLAND, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEATHLAND worth?
- HEATHLAND is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEATHLAND mean?
- An open stretch of poor, often sandy soil covered mainly in heather and low shrubs.
- What letters can be added to HEATHLAND?
- HEATHLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HEATHLAND:
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