Is HERETICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HERETICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HERETICS mean?
Heretics is a form of HERETIC.
- noun
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
- noun
a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (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 HERETICS
HERETICS 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 HERETICS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HERETICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chestier13
- cithers12
- erethic12
- etchers12
- etheric12
- heretic12
- retches12
- richest12
- techier12
- techies12
- cheers11
- cherts11
- cither11
- creesh11
- etcher11
- etches11
- ethics11
- itches11
- riches11
- seiche11
- techie11
- thrice11
- heister10
- cheer10
- chert10
- chest10
- chits10
- eches10
- ethic10
- retch10
- sitch10
- stich10
- techs10
- cerites9
- recites9
- tierces9
- either9
- ethers9
- hirees9
- theirs9
- theres9
- threes9
- chis9
- chit9
- eche9
- echt9
- etch9
- ichs9
- itch9
- rich9
- tech9
- cerise8
- cerite8
- certes8
- citers8
- erects8
- recite8
- recits8
- resect8
- secret8
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