Is HERETICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERETICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERETICAL mean?
- adjective
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 14 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 HERETICAL
HERETICAL 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 HERETICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aetheric13
- hetaeric13
- leachier13
- charlie12
- cheater12
- chelate12
- erethic12
- etheric12
- ethical12
- hectare12
- heretic12
- leacher12
- recheat12
- reteach12
- teacher12
- techier12
- theriac12
- trachle12
- achier11
- archil11
- cahier11
- chalet11
- chelae11
- chiral11
- chital11
- cither11
- etcher11
- heliac11
- lecher11
- lichee11
- rachet11
- techie11
- thecae11
- thecal11
- thrice11
- haltere10
- lathier10
- leather10
- aitch10
- archi10
- chair10
- chare10
- chart10
- cheat10
- cheer10
- chela10
- chert10
- chiel10
- chile10
- ethic10
- laich10
- larch10
- latch10
- leach10
- leech10
- letch10
- licht10
- ratch10
- reach10
- retch10
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