Is HELIACAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HELIACAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HELIACAL mean?
- 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
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 13 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 HELIACAL
HELIACAL 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.
Anagrams of HELIACAL
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HELIACAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- achillea13
- challie12
- helical12
- challa11
- heliac11
- chela10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chill10
- laich10
- leach10
- ache9
- chai9
- chia9
- each9
- lech9
- lich9
- aecial8
- laical8
- halal8
- lahal8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- aecia7
- calla7
- cella7
- celli7
- ileac7
- lilac7
- elhi7
- hail7
- hale7
- hall7
- heal7
- heil7
- hell7
- hila7
- hill7
- acai6
- alec6
- call6
- ceil6
- cell6
- lace6
- laic6
- lice6
- aah6
- aha6
- ahi6
- hae6
- hie6
- lah6
- ileal5
- ace5
- cal5
- cel5
- ice5
- lac5
- ah5
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