What HEURISTIC Means
- noun: a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem
- adjective: of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
HEURISTIC is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 E1 U1 R1 I1 S1 T1 I1 C3.
Words Made From The Letters In HEURISTIC
362 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.
8 letter words (1)
7 letter words (15)
CITHERSCRUISIECUITERSCURIETSCURITESCUSHIERERISTICESTRICHHIRSTIEHIRSUTEICTERUSITCHIERRICHESTRICIESTTICHIER
6 letter words (49)
CESTUICHERTSCHIRTSCHIRUSCHUTESCITERSCITHERCITIESCITRUSCRITHSCRUETSCRUISECRUSETCRUSIECUEISTCUITERCURETSCURIESCURIETCURITECUSHIECUTIESERUCTSETHICSHISTIEICIESTITCHESRECITSRECTUSRECUTSRICHESRICHTSRICTUSRUCHESRUSTICSCHUITSTERICSTRICHSUITERTHEICSTHEIRSTHRICETICHESTRICESTRUCESTUSCHETUSHIEURETICURITES
5 letter words (98)
CERTSCESTICHERTCHESTCHIRTCHIRUCHITSCHUSECHUTECIRESCITERCITESCRESTCRIESCRISECRITHCRITSCRUESCRUETCRUSECRUSHCRUSTCUISHCUITSCURESCURETCURIECURSECURSICURSTCUTERCUTESCUTIECUTISECRUSERHUSERICSERUCTETHICETUISHEIRSHEISTHIRESHUERSHURSTHURTSICERSICHESICIERICTUSITHERRECITRECTIRECUTREISTRESITRETCHRHIESRICESRICHTRISHIRITESRUCHERUTHSSCUTESEHRISERICSHIERSHIRESHIRTSHIURSHUTESICHTSIETHSIEURSIRIHSITHESTICHSTIRESTURESUCRESUITETECHSTEHRSTEUCHTHEICTHEIRTICESTIERSTIRESTRICETRIESTRUCETRUESUREICURITEUSHERUTERI
4 letter words (119)
CERTCHERCHISCHITCHURCHUTCIRECISTCITECITSCRISCRITCRUECRUSCUESCUITCURECURSCURTCUSHCUTECUTSECHTECRUECUSEISHERHUERICERSTETCHETHSETICETUIHEIRHERSHESTHETSHIESHIREHISTHITSHUERHUESHUICHUISHURTHUTSICERICESICHSIRESIRISISITITCHIURERECSREHSREISRESHRESTRETSRHUSRICERICHRISERITERITSRUCSRUESRUSERUSHRUSTRUTHRUTSSCURSCUTSECHSECTSEIRSHETSHIRSHRISHUTSICESICHSIRESIRISITESITHSTIESTIRSUCHSUERSUETSUITSURETECHTECSTEHRTHIRTHISTHRUTHUSTICETICHTICSTIERTIESTIRETRESTRIETRUETUISTUSHURESURICUSERUTESUTIS
3 letter words (61)
CHECHICISCITCRUCUECURCUTECHECUEHSERSESTETHHERHESHETHICHIEHISHITHUEHUIHUTICEICHIREISHITSRECREHREIRESRETRITRUCRUERUTSECSEISERSETSHESICSIRSITSRISUESUISURTECTESTHETICTIETISTUIUREUSEUTEUTS
2 letter words (19)
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