Is HIGHWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIGHWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIGHWAYS mean?
Highways is a form of HIGHWAY.
- noun
a major road for any form of motor transport
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + G (2) + H (4) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 21 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 HIGHWAYS
HIGHWAYS 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 HIGHWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- highway20
- washy14
- whish14
- whys13
- gawsy12
- highs12
- whigs12
- why12
- wisha11
- high11
- whig11
- ashy10
- hahs10
- hash10
- haws10
- hays10
- hiya10
- shah10
- shaw10
- shay10
- shwa10
- sway10
- wash10
- ways10
- wish10
- yaws10
- ywis10
- yagis9
- hah9
- haw9
- hay9
- shh9
- shy9
- way9
- wha9
- yah9
- yaw9
- gash8
- gays8
- ghis8
- hags8
- sagy8
- shag8
- sigh8
- swag8
- swig8
- wags8
- wigs8
- yagi8
- yags8
- ahis7
- gay7
- ghi7
- hag7
- wag7
- wig7
- yag7
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
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