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Is HELIAC a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HELIAC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HELIAC mean?

  1. adjective

    pertaining to or near the sun; especially the first rising of a star after and last setting before its invisibility owing to its conjunction with the sun

    “the heliacal rising of the Dog Star”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

6

Letters

H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + C (3) = 11 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 HELIAC

HELIAC 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 HELIAC

The 52 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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