Is HUNGRIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HUNGRIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HUNGRIER mean?
Hungrier is a form of HUNGRY.
- adjective
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
“a world full of hungry people”
- adjective
(usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
“athirst for knowledge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + U (1) + N (1) + G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 12 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 HUNGRIER
HUNGRIER 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 HUNGRIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- herring11
- hinger10
- hunger10
- nigher10
- rehung10
- hinge9
- huger9
- neigh9
- hirer8
- huge8
- hung8
- nigh8
- erring7
- ringer7
- rueing7
- heir7
- hern7
- hire7
- ghi7
- hug7
- ugh7
- ruiner6
- reign6
- renig6
- rerig6
- ruing6
- unrig6
- urger6
- hen6
- her6
- hie6
- hin6
- hue6
- hun6
- inure5
- rerun5
- urine5
- genu5
- gien5
- girn5
- grin5
- grue5
- ring5
- rung5
- urge5
- eh5
- he5
- hi5
- uh5
- rein4
- ruer4
- ruin4
- rune4
- eng4
- erg4
- gen4
- gie4
- gin4
- gnu4
- grr4
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