Is HIERARCHICAL a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIERARCHICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIERARCHICAL 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
22
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 22 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 HIERARCHICAL
HIERARCHICAL 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 HIERARCHICAL
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hierarchic20
- chiliarch19
- hierarchal18
- chichier18
- halachic18
- hierarch16
- chicha16
- chichi16
- archaic14
- caliche14
- chalice14
- chalah14
- chaleh14
- cercarial13
- chicer13
- chicle13
- cliche13
- carceral12
- cercaria12
- achiral12
- charier12
- charlie12
- rachial12
- cache12
- chica12
- clach12
- circler11
- achier11
- archer11
- archil11
- cahier11
- chiral11
- chirre11
- heliac11
- richer11
- chic11
- hairier10
- alcaic10
- caecal10
- calcar10
- carcel10
- celiac10
- cercal10
- cicala10
- cicale10
- cilice10
- circle10
- cleric10
- icicle10
- ricrac10
- archi10
- chair10
- chare10
- charr10
- chela10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chili10
- chirr10
- laich10
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