Is HIERARCHIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIERARCHIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIERARCHIC 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
20
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) = 20 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 HIERARCHIC
HIERARCHIC 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 HIERARCHIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chichier18
- hierarch16
- chicha16
- chichi16
- chicer13
- charier12
- cache12
- chica12
- achier11
- archer11
- cahier11
- chirre11
- richer11
- chic11
- hairier10
- ricrac10
- archi10
- chair10
- chare10
- charr10
- chirr10
- reach10
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circa9
- ache9
- arch9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
- each9
- rich9
- hah9
- heh9
- racier8
- hirer8
- ceca8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- areic7
- carer7
- ceria7
- cirri7
- crier7
- erica7
- icier7
- racer7
- ricer7
- hair7
- hare7
- hear7
- heir7
- hire7
- rhea7
- airier6
- acre6
- care6
- carr6
- cire6
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