HEIFER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HEIFER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEIFER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEIFER is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEIFER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heifersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEIFER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HEIFER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 83,618.
What does HEIFER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A young cow that has not yet had a calf, or has had only one.
Farmers call a female cattle beast a heifer until she has calved, and some keep the word for a cow after her first calf. Heifers are kept for breeding or fattened for beef, and a good herd is built by choosing them with care.
How HEIFER is used
Farming word; fully standard.
- The farmer led the heifer into the new pasture.
- A brown heifer stood alone at the fence.
- She bought a heifer in the spring to start her herd.
- The first calf of the heifer was born before dawn.
- Every heifer in the shed was tagged at birth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEIFER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEIFER
1 longer words begin with HEIFER.
Shorter words from the letters in HEIFER
Common questions about HEIFER
- Is HEIFER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEIFER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEIFER worth?
- HEIFER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEIFER mean?
- A young cow that has not yet had a calf, or has had only one.
- What letters can be added to HEIFER?
- HEIFER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HEIFER:
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