Is HIERARCHAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIERARCHAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIERARCHAL mean?
- adjective
classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers
“it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + A (1) + L (1) = 18 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 HIERARCHAL
HIERARCHAL 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 HIERARCHAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hierarch16
- chalah14
- chaleh14
- achiral12
- charier12
- charlie12
- rachial12
- achier11
- archer11
- archil11
- cahier11
- chiral11
- chirre11
- heliac11
- richer11
- archi10
- chair10
- chare10
- charr10
- chela10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chirr10
- laich10
- larch10
- leach10
- reach10
- haha10
- railcar9
- hailer9
- halier9
- ache9
- arch9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
- each9
- lech9
- lich9
- rich9
- hah9
- heh9
- aecial8
- carrel8
- eclair8
- lacier8
- racial8
- racier8
- haler8
- hilar8
- hirer8
- lahar8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- acari7
- aecia7
- areca7
- areic7
- carer7
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