What HIGHS Means
HIGHS is a form of HIGH, which means:
- noun: a lofty level or position or degree“summer temperatures reached an all-time high”
- noun: an air mass of higher than normal pressure“the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”
- adjective: greater than normal in quantity or amount“a high temperature”
- adjective: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like ‘knee-high’)“a high mountain”
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
HIGHS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 I1 G2 H4 S1.
Words Made From The Letters In HIGHS
14 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (4)
3 letter words (5)
2 letter words (5)
Longer Words Containing HIGHS
HIGHS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
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