HIYA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HIYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIYA?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful HIYA is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIYA
No single letter turns HIYA into another word.
How HIYA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HIYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does HIYA mean in Scrabble?
interjection
informal
An informal greeting.
Hiya is a contraction of two words and is written far more often than it is examined. It is British and American alike, and it is one of very few greetings that never appears in formal writing at all.
How HIYA is used
Stands alone at the start. Informal and spoken.
- Hiya, said the message, and nothing else for a day.
- The word hiya is a contraction of two others.
- A hiya in a letter would be a mistake.
- Hiya is used on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Nobody writes hiya in anything formal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HIYA
Common questions about HIYA
- Is HIYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIYA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIYA worth?
- HIYA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIYA mean?
- An informal greeting.
- What letters can be added to HIYA?
- No single letter can be added to HIYA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HIYA:
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