Is HERRING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERRING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HERRING worth?

HERRING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HERRING?

HERRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

HERRING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points

Yes. HERRING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

h4e1r1r1i1n1g2

PlayableHERRING · 7 letters · 11 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

11points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

7letters

1hook available

1 in 274,478odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HERRING?

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: 53 / 100

53WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.57

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

full rack

Tile availability 20%

6.29%

Our own measure of how useful HERRING is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HERRING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

herrings12

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HERRING scores

Scrabble h4e1r1r1i1n1g2 11

Words with Friends h3e1r1r1i1n2g3 12

Face value of the 7 tiles in HERRING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	1	2
e	1	12
r	2	6
i	1	9
n	1	6
g	1	3

Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 274,478.

Words starting with HERRING

herrings12 herringer13 herringers14 herringbone17 herringboned19 herringbones18 herringboning20

7 longer words begin with HERRING.

Shorter words from the letters in HERRING

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Common questions about HERRING

Is HERRING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERRING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HERRING worth?: HERRING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HERRING?: HERRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HERRING:

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