HERB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HERB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERB?
| 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 HERB is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERB scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HERB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does HERB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plant used for flavouring or medicine.
Herb is one of the few words where Britain and America disagree about the first sound rather than the spelling. The silent version is older and America kept it while Britain restored the letter.
How HERB is used
Countable: a herb, two herbs.
- A herb garden needs less room than people expect.
- The word herb is pronounced two ways across the Atlantic.
- Two herbs in the same pot and one will win.
- Herbs dry better hanging than flat.
- America kept the older silent sound in herb.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HERB
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with HERB.
Words ending in HERB
3 words end in HERB. Useful as a back hook: play HERB onto a word already on the board.
Words with HERB inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain HERB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HERB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HERB
Common questions about HERB
- Is HERB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERB worth?
- HERB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERB mean?
- A plant used for flavouring or medicine.
- What letters can be added to HERB?
- HERB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HERB:
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