HEY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HEY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEY is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEY scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HEY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about HEY
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HEY mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
A call to attract attention.
Hey has softened within living memory: it was a shout and is now a greeting, and in messages it opens more conversations than hello does. The older use survives when it is said sharply, and in writing only the punctuation tells a reader which is meant.
How HEY is used
Stands alone or opens a sentence. Informal.
- Hey, that is my coat you are sitting on.
- Every message from him starts with hey.
- Hey with an exclamation mark is a different word.
- She said hey and kept walking.
- A hey across a car park is not a greeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEY
The 3 tiles of HEY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HEY
9 longer words begin with HEY.
Words ending in HEY
3 words end in HEY. Useful as a back hook: play HEY onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEY inside
15 words contain HEY in the middle. Words that start with HEY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEY
Common questions about HEY
- Is HEY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEY worth?
- HEY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEY mean?
- A call to attract attention.
- What letters can be added to HEY?
- HEY takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HEY:
Open HEY in the Word Finder