Is HIGHLANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHLANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHLANDS mean?
- noun
a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 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 HIGHLANDS
HIGHLANDS 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 HIGHLANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- highland16
- hashing14
- shahid13
- dashing12
- shading12
- highs12
- lashing11
- hading11
- high11
- ashing10
- danish10
- halids10
- haling10
- laighs10
- sandhi10
- hahs10
- hash10
- shah10
- ladings9
- ligands9
- ahing9
- dahls9
- dashi9
- dhals9
- gnash9
- halid9
- hands9
- hangs9
- hinds9
- laigh9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- hah9
- shh9
- glands8
- lading8
- ligand8
- hails8
- dahl8
- dahs8
- dash8
- dhal8
- dish8
- gash8
- ghis8
- hags8
- hand8
- hang8
- hind8
- nigh8
- shad8
- shag8
- sidh8
- sigh8
- algins7
- aligns7
- island7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
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