Is HIRELINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HIRELINGS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HIRELINGS mean?
Hirelings is a form of HIRELING.
- noun
a person who works only for money
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) = 13 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 HIRELINGS
HIRELINGS 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.
Anagrams of HIRELINGS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HIRELINGS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hirseling13
- relishing13
- hireling12
- hirsling12
- shieling12
- shingler12
- english11
- girlish11
- heiling11
- heiring11
- hingers11
- shingle11
- shinier10
- hieing10
- hinger10
- hinges10
- hiring10
- neighs10
- nigher10
- sigher10
- sleigh10
- resiling9
- riesling9
- hirsel9
- hirsle9
- nihils9
- reishi9
- relish9
- shiner9
- shrine9
- girsh9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- girlies8
- lingers8
- lingier8
- slinger8
- heils8
- heirs8
- herls8
- herns8
- hires8
- lehrs8
- nihil8
- rishi8
- shiel8
- shier8
- shine8
- shire8
- ghis8
- nigh8
- sigh8
- inliers7
- resilin7
- girlie7
- grilse7
- ingles7
- isling7
- ligers7
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