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Is HILA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HILA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HILA mean?

Hila is a form of HILUM.

  1. noun

    (anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ

    “the hilus of the kidney”

  2. noun

    the scar on certain seeds marking its point of attachment to the funicle

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4

H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + A (1) = 7 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 HILA

Single letters that turn HILA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.

Front hooks0

None. Nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks1

Anagrams of HILA

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from HILA

The 11 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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