HIC is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIC?
| 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 HIC is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HIC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What stands out about HIC
- 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 HIC mean in Scrabble?
interjection
The sound of a hiccup, as written.
Hic exists almost entirely on the page: it stands for a noise nobody chooses to make, and it is used mainly to mark a character as drunk. The Latin word spelled the same way means this and turns up in legal phrases with no connection whatever.
How HIC is used
Stands alone, usually in dialogue. Chiefly written.
- Every third line of his dialogue ends in hic.
- A hic in a script means one thing and one thing only.
- The cartoon puts a hic above his head.
- Nobody writes hic about a sober character.
- The Latin hic in a legal phrase is a different word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HIC
The 3 tiles of HIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HIC
Showing 24 of 34 words that begin with HIC.
Words ending in HIC
Showing 24 of 425 words that end in HIC. Useful as a back hook: play HIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with HIC inside
Showing 24 of 493 words that contain HIC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HIC
Common questions about HIC
- Is HIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIC, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIC worth?
- HIC is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIC mean?
- The sound of a hiccup, as written.
- What letters can be added to HIC?
- HIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HIC:
Open HIC in the Word Finder