HERDINGS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 13 points
Yes for Scrabble. HERDINGS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
h4e1r1d2i1n1g2s1
PlayableHERDINGS · 8 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF
13points in Scrabble
14points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HERDINGS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.63
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%5.75%
Our own measure of how useful HERDINGS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERDINGS
No single letter turns HERDINGS into another word.
How HERDINGS scores
Scrabble h4e1r1d2i1n1g2s1 13
Words with Friends h3e1r1d2i1n2g3s1 14
Face value of the 8 tiles in HERDINGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HERDINGS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HERDINGS
- All 8 letters of HERDINGS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in HERDINGS
herding12 hinders11 hingers11 nerdish11 shrined11 dingers9 engirds9 dreigh11 driegh11 hinged11 nighed11 sighed11 hiders10 hinder10 hinger10 hinges10 neighs10 nigher10 shined10 shired10 sigher10 rhines9 shiner9 shrine9 deigns8 derigs8 dering8 design8 dinger8 dinges8 dirges8 engird8 girned8 grides8 grinds8 grised8 reding8 ridges8 ringed8 sdeign8
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Common questions about HERDINGS
- Is HERDINGS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HERDINGS is not in it.
- How many points is HERDINGS worth?
- HERDINGS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HERDINGS?
- No single letter can be added to HERDINGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HERDINGS:
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