Is HIGHTAILED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHTAILED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHTAILED mean?
Hightailed is a form of HIGHTAIL.
- verb
retreat at full speed
“The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 HIGHTAILED
HIGHTAILED 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 HIGHTAILED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headlight17
- hightail15
- highted15
- thighed15
- alighted13
- gilthead13
- eighth13
- hadith13
- height13
- delight12
- lighted12
- health12
- heigh12
- hight12
- thigh12
- heath11
- high11
- alight10
- daleth10
- hailed10
- halide10
- halted10
- hilted10
- lathed10
- dight10
- hath10
- heth10
- digital9
- ligated9
- halite9
- lithia9
- death9
- eight9
- haled9
- halid9
- hated9
- laigh9
- light9
- hah9
- heh9
- gaited8
- laith8
- lathe8
- lathi8
- lithe8
- thali8
- ahed8
- dahl8
- dhal8
- ghat8
- hade8
- haed8
- head8
- held8
- hide8
- hied8
- aiglet7
- detail7
- dilate7
- gelati7
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