Is HIGHER valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGHER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HIGHER worth?

HIGHER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HIGHER?

HIGHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

HIGHER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points

Yes. HIGHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

h4i1g2h4e1r1

PlayableHIGHER · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 613,196odds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept HIGHER?

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: 36 / 100

36WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

5.67%

Our own measure of how useful HIGHER is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HIGHER

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

highers14

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HIGHER scores

Scrabble h4i1g2h4e1r1 13

Words with Friends h3i1g3h3e1r1 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in HIGHER, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	2	2
i	1	9
g	1	3
e	1	12
r	1	6

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 613,196.

Words starting with HIGHER

highers14 highered16 highering17 highermost19

4 longer words begin with HIGHER.

Shorter words from the letters in HIGHER

heigh12 high11 heir7 hire7 heh9 ghi7 her6 hie6 reh6 erg4 ger4 gie4 reg4 rig4 ire3 rei3 eh5 he5 hi5 gi3 er2 re2

Common questions about HIGHER

Is HIGHER valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGHER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HIGHER worth?: HIGHER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HIGHER?: HIGHER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HIGHER:

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