HEFT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HEFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEFT?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEFT is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEFT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEFT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HEFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does HEFT mean in Scrabble?
noun
The weight or heaviness of something.
Heft is a noun and a verb, and the verb means to lift something in order to judge its weight rather than to move it anywhere. That distinction is precise and almost nobody states it aloud.
How HEFT is used
Uncountable. Also a verb: hefted, hefting.
- The heft of it tells you more than the label does.
- The word heft means judging weight and not moving it.
- He hefted the axe and put it back.
- A tool with heft feels different in the hand.
- Hefting something is a test and not a lift.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEFT
12 longer words begin with HEFT.
Words ending in HEFT
3 words end in HEFT. Useful as a back hook: play HEFT onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEFT inside
5 words contain HEFT in the middle. Words that start with HEFT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEFT
Common questions about HEFT
- Is HEFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEFT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEFT worth?
- HEFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEFT mean?
- The weight or heaviness of something.
- What letters can be added to HEFT?
- HEFT takes 5 hooks: 2 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HEFT:
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