HIRELING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HIRELING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIRELING?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIRELING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIRELING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hirelingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIRELING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HIRELING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HIRELING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HIRELING mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensive
A person who works only for pay, with no loyalty or higher purpose.
Calling someone a hireling suggests they serve whoever pays best, like a mercenary. The word is a pointed insult for employees, soldiers or writers seen as bought.
How HIRELING is used
Hireling is a scornful, somewhat old-fashioned word.
- The shepherd was a hireling, unwilling to risk himself for the flock.
- Critics dismissed the author as a hireling of the party.
- No hireling would stay once the wages stopped.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIRELING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIRELING
1 longer words begin with HIRELING.
Shorter words from the letters in HIRELING
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Common questions about HIRELING
- Is HIRELING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIRELING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIRELING worth?
- HIRELING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIRELING mean?
- A person who works only for pay, with no loyalty or higher purpose.
- What letters can be added to HIRELING?
- HIRELING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HIRELING:
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