Is HEREDITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HEREDITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HEREDITY mean?
- noun
the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
- noun
the total of inherited attributes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 15 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 HEREDITY
HEREDITY 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 HEREDITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dithery14
- diether11
- yirth11
- dither10
- heired10
- hyte10
- they10
- either9
- deity9
- dirty9
- heder9
- hider9
- hired9
- redye9
- reedy9
- third9
- tyred9
- hey9
- thy9
- yeh9
- ether8
- eyrie8
- hiree8
- ither8
- their8
- there8
- three8
- dyer8
- eyed8
- heed8
- herd8
- hide8
- hied8
- tidy8
- yird8
- dieter7
- reedit7
- retied7
- tiered7
- eery7
- eyer7
- eyre7
- heir7
- here7
- hire7
- thee7
- thir7
- trey7
- tyee7
- tyer7
- tyre7
- yeet7
- yeti7
- dey7
- dry7
- dye7
- edh7
- hid7
- deter6
- eider6
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