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Is HIERARCHY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HIERARCHY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HIERARCHY mean?

  1. noun

    a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

    “put honesty first in her hierarchy of values”

  2. noun

    the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

20

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

9

Letters

H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + R (1) + C (3) + H (4) + Y (4) = 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 HIERARCHY

HIERARCHY 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 HIERARCHY

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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