Is WIREHAIRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WIREHAIRED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WIREHAIRED mean?
Wirehaired is a form of WIREHAIR.
- noun
a terrier with wiry hair
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + H (4) + A (1) + I (1) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 WIREHAIRED
WIREHAIRED 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 WIREHAIRED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hardwire15
- wherried15
- whirried15
- wirehair14
- rawhide14
- whirred14
- whirra12
- hawed12
- hewed12
- adherer11
- hardier11
- harried11
- headier11
- herried11
- redware11
- reheard11
- rehired11
- rewired11
- wearied11
- weirder11
- weirdie11
- hewer11
- where11
- whirr11
- whid11
- hairier10
- wearier10
- adhere10
- dehair10
- dewier10
- drawee10
- drawer10
- haired10
- harder10
- header10
- heired10
- herder10
- redraw10
- redrew10
- reward10
- waired10
- warder10
- warred10
- whee10
- whir10
- hearer9
- rehear9
- rehire9
- rewear9
- rewire9
- warier9
- wearer9
- wirier9
- dewar9
- hared9
- heard9
- heder9
- hider9
- hired9
- rewed9
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