Is HEARTBREAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEARTBREAKING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEARTBREAKING mean?
- adjective
causing or marked by grief or anguish
“a grievous loss”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
13
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + B (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 23 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 HEARTBREAKING
HEARTBREAKING 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 HEARTBREAKING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- heartbreak19
- beknight18
- brightener16
- rethinker16
- bethank16
- bethink16
- breathing15
- harbinger15
- karabiner15
- beraking15
- betaking15
- brakeage15
- breakage15
- breaking15
- hankerer15
- harkener15
- ringbark15
- gherkin15
- harking15
- bhakta15
- bhakti15
- breathier14
- hibernate14
- inbreathe14
- berthing14
- brighten14
- brighter14
- tiebreak14
- barking14
- braking14
- hearken14
- hektare14
- kerbing14
- khanate14
- kithara14
- rethink14
- thanker14
- thinker14
- knight14
- rehearing13
- reheating13
- breather13
- brethren13
- herbaria13
- retaking13
- thebaine13
- barkier13
- bathing13
- beakier13
- beatnik13
- betaken13
- bhangra13
- brakier13
- breaker13
- herbage13
- ikebana13
- tanbark13
- baking13
- hanker13
- hankie13
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