Is HIGHTING valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGHTING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is HIGHTING worth?

HIGHTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to HIGHTING?

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

HIGHTING is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points

Yes. HIGHTING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.

h4i1g2h4t1i1n1g2

PlayableHIGHTING · 8 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF

16points in Scrabble

17points in Words with Friends

8letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept HIGHTING?

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: 43 / 100

43WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

rack + board tile

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful HIGHTING is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for HIGHTING

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

hightings17

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

How HIGHTING scores

Scrabble h4i1g2h4t1i1n1g2 16

Words with Friends h3i1g3h3t1i1n2g3 17

Face value of the 8 tiles in HIGHTING, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
h	2	2
i	2	9
g	2	3
t	1	6
n	1	6

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIGHTING has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with HIGHTING

hightings17

1 longer words begin with HIGHTING.

Shorter words from the letters in HIGHTING

highing15 hight12 thigh12 night9 thing9 high11 hing8 nigh8 thig8 hint7 thin7 ging6 ting5 inti4 ghi7 hin6 hit6 nth6 gig5 igg5 gin4 git4 ing4 tig4 nit3 tin3 hi5 gi3 in2 it2 ti2

Common questions about HIGHTING

Is HIGHTING valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIGHTING, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is HIGHTING worth?: HIGHTING is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to HIGHTING?: HIGHTING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HIGHTING:

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