Is HIJACKS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIJACKS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIJACKS mean?
Hijacks is a form of HIJACK.
- verb
take arbitrarily or by force
“The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
- noun
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- verb
seize control of
“they hijacked the judicial process”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 23
- Words With Friends
- 25
- Letters
- 7
H (4) + I (1) + J (8) + A (1) + C (3) + K (5) + S (1) = 23 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 HIJACKS
HIJACKS 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 HIJACKS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hijack22
- jacks18
- jack17
- haicks15
- hajis15
- hacks14
- haick14
- hicks14
- shack14
- haji14
- hack13
- hick13
- haj13
- haiks12
- ajis11
- haik11
- khis11
- chais10
- chias10
- cask10
- icks10
- sack10
- sick10
- aji10
- khi10
- cash9
- chai9
- chia9
- chis9
- ichs9
- ack9
- ick9
- saki8
- sika8
- chi8
- hic8
- ich8
- ahis7
- ask7
- kas7
- kis7
- ska7
- ski7
- asci6
- ahi6
- ahs6
- ash6
- has6
- his6
- sha6
- ka6
- ki6
- cis5
- sac5
- sic5
- ah5
- ha5
- hi5
- sh5
- ais3
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