Is HIGHTAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHTAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHTAILS mean?
Hightails 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
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HIGHTAILS
HIGHTAILS 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 HIGHTAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hightail15
- lightish15
- hights13
- thighs13
- highs12
- hight12
- thigh12
- alights11
- high11
- lithias10
- alight10
- laighs10
- lights10
- slight10
- hahs10
- hash10
- hath10
- shah10
- lathis9
- latish9
- lithia9
- tahsil9
- thalis9
- ghast9
- ghats9
- laigh9
- light9
- sight9
- hah9
- shh9
- hails8
- halts8
- hilts8
- laith8
- lathi8
- laths8
- saith8
- shalt8
- thali8
- gash8
- ghat8
- ghis8
- hags8
- shag8
- sigh8
- atigis7
- gaslit7
- ahis7
- hail7
- halt7
- hast7
- hats7
- hila7
- hili7
- hilt7
- hist7
- hits7
- lahs7
- lash7
- lath7
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