HIERARCHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HIERARCHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIERARCHIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIERARCHIC is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIERARCHIC
No single letter turns HIERARCHIC into another word.
How HIERARCHIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HIERARCHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIERARCHIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIERARCHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Arranged in ranks or levels according to importance or authority.
Hierarchic is a variant of hierarchical, describing systems with a clear chain from top to bottom, such as armies and church structures. It is the shorter and slightly more formal form.
How HIERARCHIC is used
Used of organisations, structures and ways of thinking.
- The army has a strictly hierarchic structure.
- He disliked the hierarchic culture of the firm.
- A hierarchic arrangement of files kept the archive tidy.
- The sect was organised in a hierarchic way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIERARCHIC and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIERARCHIC
2 longer words begin with HIERARCHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in HIERARCHIC
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Common questions about HIERARCHIC
- Is HIERARCHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIERARCHIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIERARCHIC worth?
- HIERARCHIC is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIERARCHIC mean?
- Arranged in ranks or levels according to importance or authority.
- What letters can be added to HIERARCHIC?
- No single letter can be added to HIERARCHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HIERARCHIC:
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