HEIRESS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HEIRESS 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 HEIRESS?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEIRESS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEIRESS
No single letter turns HEIRESS into another word.
How HEIRESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEIRESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374,288.
What does HEIRESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A woman who inherits, or is expected to inherit, wealth, property or a title.
Novels about the nineteenth century are full of the young heiress pursued by suitors who care about her fortune. Today the word is used less often, since many people prefer a gender-neutral term such as heir.
How HEIRESS is used
Heiress stresses that the person who inherits is a woman.
- The heiress to the estate was only twelve years old.
- A rich heiress, she funded the new library.
- Reporters followed the hotel heiress everywhere.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEIRESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEIRESS
The 7 tiles of HEIRESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HEIRESS
1 longer words begin with HEIRESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HEIRESS
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Common questions about HEIRESS
- Is HEIRESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEIRESS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEIRESS worth?
- HEIRESS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEIRESS mean?
- A woman who inherits, or is expected to inherit, wealth, property or a title.
- What letters can be added to HEIRESS?
- No single letter can be added to HEIRESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEIRESS:
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