Is HAIRLINES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAIRLINES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAIRLINES mean?
Hairlines is a form of HAIRLINE.
- noun
a very thin line
- noun
the natural margin formed by hair on the head
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HAIRLINES
HAIRLINES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HAIRLINES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hairline11
- inhalers11
- hailers10
- haliers10
- hernial10
- hernias10
- inhaler10
- inhales10
- nearish10
- shalier10
- shinier10
- arshin9
- ashier9
- ashine9
- ashler9
- hailer9
- halers9
- halier9
- hansel9
- hernia9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- inhale9
- lasher9
- nihils9
- reishi9
- relish9
- rhinal9
- shairn9
- sheila9
- shenai9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- airlines8
- ashen8
- hails8
- hairs8
- haler8
- hales8
- hanse8
- hares8
- harls8
- heals8
- hears8
- heils8
- heirs8
- herls8
- herns8
- hilar8
- hires8
- leash8
- lehrs8
- nihil8
- rheas8
- rishi8
- selah8
- shale8
- share8
- sharn8
- sheal8
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