Is HYRACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HYRACES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HYRACES mean?
Hyraces is a form of HYRAX.
- noun
any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + Y (4) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 HYRACES
HYRACES 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 HYRACES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chary13
- chays13
- yechs13
- hayers12
- achy12
- chay12
- yech12
- arches11
- chares11
- chaser11
- creasy11
- eschar11
- scarey11
- search11
- hayer11
- shyer11
- yeahs11
- aches10
- chare10
- chars10
- chase10
- crash10
- reach10
- scary10
- ashy10
- hays10
- shay10
- yeah10
- ache9
- arch9
- cash9
- cays9
- char9
- each9
- racy9
- scry9
- syce9
- hay9
- hey9
- shy9
- yah9
- yeh9
- eyras8
- hares8
- hears8
- resay8
- rheas8
- sayer8
- share8
- shear8
- years8
- cay8
- cry8
- acres7
- cares7
- carse7
- escar7
- races7
- scare7
- serac7
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