HIGHERING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HIGHERING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HIGHERING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIGHERING is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIGHERING
No single letter turns HIGHERING into another word.
How HIGHERING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HIGHERING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIGHERING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIGHERING mean in Scrabble?
HIGHERING is the -ing form (present participle) of HIGHER.
Shorter words from the letters in HIGHERING
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Common questions about HIGHERING
- Is HIGHERING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HIGHERING is not in it.
- How many points is HIGHERING worth?
- HIGHERING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HIGHERING?
- No single letter can be added to HIGHERING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HIGHERING:
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