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Is HERTZ a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HERTZ is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HERTZ mean?

  1. noun

    the unit of frequency; one hertz has a periodic interval of one second (named for Heinrich Rudolph Hertz)

  2. noun

    German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

  3. noun

    German physicist who with James Franck proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Bohr (1887-1975)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
16
Letters
5

H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + Z (10) = 17 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 HERTZ

HERTZ 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 HERTZ

The 12 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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