HEAVY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HEAVY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEAVY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEAVY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEAVY
No single letter turns HEAVY into another word.
How HEAVY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEAVY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does HEAVY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having great weight; difficult to lift, carry, or move.
Heavy describes anything whose weight is noticeably greater than expected for its size, from a heavy suitcase to a heavy meal that sits uncomfortably in the stomach. The word extends easily beyond physical weight to describe rain that falls hard, traffic that moves slowly, or news that is emotionally hard to bear. As a noun it can also name the villain in a play or film, the character whose menace gives the story its weight.
How HEAVY is used
One of the most common words in English, used both literally about weight and figuratively about intensity or seriousness.
- The box was too heavy for one person to carry alone.
- A heavy rain kept everyone indoors for the afternoon.
- He felt a heavy weight of responsibility after the promotion.
- The actor was cast as the heavy in the new crime film.
- Her steps grew heavy as exhaustion finally caught up with her.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEAVY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEAVY
7 longer words begin with HEAVY.
Words ending in HEAVY
2 words end in HEAVY. Useful as a back hook: play HEAVY onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEAVY inside
1 words contain HEAVY in the middle. Words that start with HEAVY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEAVY
Common questions about HEAVY
- Is HEAVY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEAVY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEAVY worth?
- HEAVY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEAVY mean?
- Having great weight; difficult to lift, carry, or move.
- What letters can be added to HEAVY?
- No single letter can be added to HEAVY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEAVY:
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