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/haɪ/
verb

Is HIE a Scrabble word?

Yes. HIE is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Meaning To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.

Verb 3 meanings

  1. To hasten; to go quickly, to hurry.

  2. To hurry (oneself).

  3. To urge (a horse) to the left with a cry of "hie".

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: hie via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English hien, hyen, highen, heiȝen, hiȝen, from Old English hīgian (“to hie, hasten, strive”), from Proto-West Germanic *hīgōn, from Proto-Germanic *hīgōną (“to breathe, snort”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēygʰ- (“swift, fierce, violent”).

Similar and opposite words

Opposite
hup

HIE at a glance

HIE has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + E 1) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #50,740 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -HIE

More endings

Same last three letters as HIE. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • SMOOTHIE13
  • TECHIE11
  • PLUSHIE12
  • HOOCHIE15
  • SCRUNCHIE16
  • SLUSHIE10
  • MUNCHIE14
  • TOUGHIE11
  • CRUNCHIE15
  • MACONOCHIE19
  • BOLSHIE12
  • FRESHIE13

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