HIGH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HIGH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIGH?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIGH is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIGH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIGH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HIGH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 145,231.
What does HIGH mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Of great vertical extent.
High and tall divide by what is being described: a building can be either, a mountain is high and a person is tall. No rule states this anywhere and every speaker follows it.
How HIGH is used
Before and after the noun. Also a noun and adverb.
- A high wall and a tall man are described differently for a reason.
- The word high is used of mountains and tall of people.
- A high of eleven degrees in July is a disappointment.
- They aimed high and hit the roof.
- Two high shelves and nothing to stand on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIGH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIGH
Showing 24 of 91 words that begin with HIGH.
Words ending in HIGH
7 words end in HIGH. Useful as a back hook: play HIGH onto a word already on the board.
Words with HIGH inside
11 words contain HIGH in the middle. Words that start with HIGH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HIGH
Common questions about HIGH
- Is HIGH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGH, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIGH worth?
- HIGH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIGH mean?
- Of great vertical extent.
- What letters can be added to HIGH?
- HIGH takes 4 hooks: 2 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HIGH:
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