Is HIGHTAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHTAILING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHTAILING mean?
Hightailing 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
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 19 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 HIGHTAILING
HIGHTAILING 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 HIGHTAILING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- highting16
- hightail15
- alighting14
- lighting13
- hight12
- thigh12
- hailing11
- halting11
- hilting11
- lathing11
- nilghai11
- high11
- ligating10
- alight10
- haling10
- hating10
- hath10
- gaiting9
- gingili9
- lithia9
- tahini9
- ahing9
- laigh9
- light9
- night9
- thang9
- thing9
- hah9
- intagli8
- tailing8
- galing8
- gating8
- gingal8
- haint8
- laith8
- lathi8
- nihil8
- thali8
- ghat8
- hang8
- nigh8
- initial7
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- tiling7
- aging7
- hail7
- halt7
- hant7
- hila7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hint7
- lath7
- than7
- thin7
- ghi7
- hag7
- algin6
- align6
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