HIERARCHAL is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HIERARCHAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIERARCHAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIERARCHAL is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIERARCHAL
No single letter turns HIERARCHAL into another word.
How HIERARCHAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HIERARCHAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIERARCHAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIERARCHAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Relating to a hierarchy or to a hierarch, a ruler in sacred matters.
Hierarchal is a rarer cousin of the usual word hierarchical. Both describe systems arranged in ranked levels of authority.
How HIERARCHAL is used
The word hierarchal is uncommon; most writers choose hierarchical instead.
- The monastery had a strict hierarchal order.
- He disliked the hierarchal structure of the old firm.
- A hierarchal society places each person in a fixed rank.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIERARCHAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HIERARCHAL
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Common questions about HIERARCHAL
- Is HIERARCHAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIERARCHAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIERARCHAL worth?
- HIERARCHAL is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIERARCHAL mean?
- Relating to a hierarchy or to a hierarch, a ruler in sacred matters.
- What letters can be added to HIERARCHAL?
- No single letter can be added to HIERARCHAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HIERARCHAL:
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