Is HURRICANE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HURRICANE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HURRICANE mean?
- noun
a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
H (4) + U (1) + R (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) = 14 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 HURRICANE
Single letters that turn HURRICANE 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 HURRICANE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HURRICANE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- raunchier14
- archine12
- chainer12
- charier12
- chirren12
- churner12
- rancher12
- unchair12
- unhairer11
- achier11
- archer11
- cahier11
- chaine11
- chirre11
- enrich11
- inarch11
- incher11
- nuchae11
- raunch11
- richen11
- richer11
- urchin11
- curarine10
- archi10
- chain10
- chair10
- chare10
- charr10
- china10
- chine10
- chirr10
- chiru10
- churn10
- churr10
- hance10
- niche10
- nucha10
- ranch10
- reach10
- ruche10
- reincur9
- hernia9
- unhair9
- ache9
- arch9
- chai9
- char9
- chia9
- chin9
- each9
- huic9
- inch9
- rich9
- anuric8
- carnie8
- curare8
- curari8
- curiae8
- curran8
- currie8
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