HEIR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HEIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEIR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEIR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEIR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEIR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HEIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does HEIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person legally entitled to inherit property, a title, or a position.
An heir is the individual designated by law, custom, or a will to receive an inheritance after another person dies. Historically the term was especially important in royal and noble succession.
How HEIR is used
Often paired with the word apparent to denote a certain successor.
- The young prince was heir to the throne.
- She named her nephew as sole heir to the estate.
- Heirs often inherit both property and debt.
- He is the heir apparent to the family business.
- Without an heir, the title passed to a cousin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEIR
The 4 tiles of HEIR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HEIR
12 longer words begin with HEIR.
Words ending in HEIR
2 words end in HEIR. Useful as a back hook: play HEIR onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEIR inside
18 words contain HEIR in the middle. Words that start with HEIR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEIR
Common questions about HEIR
- Is HEIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEIR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEIR worth?
- HEIR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEIR mean?
- A person legally entitled to inherit property, a title, or a position.
- What letters can be added to HEIR?
- HEIR takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HEIR:
Open HEIR in the Word Finder