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Definition of heuristic

"heuristic" in the noun sense

1. heuristic, heuristic rule, heuristic program

a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem

"heuristic" in the adjective sense

1. heuristic

of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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heuristic in Scrabble®

The word heuristic is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters heuristic:

HEURISTIC
(135)
HEURISTIC
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cithers, cushier, hirsute, itchier, richest

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word heuristic

HEURISTIC
(135)
HEURISTIC
(135)
HEURISTIC
(90)
HEURISTIC
(90)
HEURISTIC
(63)
HEURISTIC
(60)
HEURISTIC
(56)
HEURISTIC
(56)
HEURISTIC
(56)
HEURISTIC
(48)
HEURISTIC
(45)
HEURISTIC
(45)
HEURISTIC
(45)
HEURISTIC
(45)
HEURISTIC
(44)
HEURISTIC
(42)
HEURISTIC
(38)
HEURISTIC
(38)
HEURISTIC
(36)
HEURISTIC
(36)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(28)
HEURISTIC
(28)
HEURISTIC
(28)
HEURISTIC
(20)
HEURISTIC
(20)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(18)
HEURISTIC
(18)
HEURISTIC
(18)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In heuristic

HEURISTIC
(135)
HEURISTIC
(135)
RICHEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
ITCHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CUSHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CITHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CITHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
ITCHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
RICHEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
CITHERS
(98 = 48 + 50)
CUSHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
RICHEST
(98 = 48 + 50)
ITCHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
CUSHIER
(98 = 48 + 50)
ITCHIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
RICHEST
(95 = 45 + 50)
CUSHIER
(95 = 45 + 50)
CITHERS
(95 = 45 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(92 = 42 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(90 = 40 + 50)
HEURISTIC
(90)
HEURISTIC
(90)
ITCHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RICHEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
CITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
ITCHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RICHEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
CITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
RICHEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
CITHERS
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ITCHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RICHEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
ITCHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
RICHEST
(89 = 39 + 50)
ITCHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CUSHIER
(89 = 39 + 50)
ITCHIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CITHERS
(86 = 36 + 50)
ITCHIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
RICHEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
RICHEST
(86 = 36 + 50)
CUSHIER
(86 = 36 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 33 + 50)
RICHEST
(82 = 32 + 50)
ITCHIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
CITHERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
CUSHIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
CITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUSHIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CUSHIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
CITHERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ITCHIER
(80 = 30 + 50)
RICHEST
(80 = 30 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ITCHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RICHEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(78 = 28 + 50)
RICHEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
ITCHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ITCHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
ITCHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
RICHEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
RICHEST
(78 = 28 + 50)
CUSHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CUSHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CUSHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CUSHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
CUSHIER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CITHERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
CUSHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(76 = 26 + 50)
RICHEST
(76 = 26 + 50)
CITHERS
(76 = 26 + 50)
ITCHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CITHERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
CUSHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CUSHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CITHERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RICHEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
CUSHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RICHEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
RICHEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
ITCHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CUSHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
RICHEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
ITCHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
ITCHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CUSHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CITHERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
ITCHIER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CITHERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
RICHEST
(74 = 24 + 50)
CITHERS
(74 = 24 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(72 = 22 + 50)
ITCHIER
(70 = 20 + 50)
CITHERS
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CITHERS
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CUSHIER
(70 = 20 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(70 = 20 + 50)
RICHEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
ITCHIER
(70 = 20 + 50)
CUSHIER
(70 = 20 + 50)
RICHEST
(70 = 20 + 50)
ITCHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
CUSHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
RICHEST
(67 = 17 + 50)
CUSHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
CITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
CITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
CUSHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
CITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
CITHERS
(67 = 17 + 50)
RICHEST
(67 = 17 + 50)
ITCHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
RICHEST
(67 = 17 + 50)
ITCHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
CUSHIER
(67 = 17 + 50)
CITHERS
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(66 = 16 + 50)
CITHERS
(66 = 16 + 50)
CUSHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
CUSHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
CITHERS
(66 = 16 + 50)
CITHERS
(66 = 16 + 50)
CUSHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
CUSHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(66 = 16 + 50)
RICHEST
(66 = 16 + 50)
RICHEST
(66 = 16 + 50)
RICHEST
(66 = 16 + 50)
RICHEST
(66 = 16 + 50)
RICHEST
(66 = 16 + 50)
ITCHIER
(65 = 15 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(65 = 15 + 50)
RICHEST
(65 = 15 + 50)
CITHERS
(64 = 14 + 50)
CITHERS
(64 = 14 + 50)
HIRSUTE
(64 = 14 + 50)
CITHERS
(64 = 14 + 50)
RICHEST
(64 = 14 + 50)
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heuristic in Words With Friends™

The word heuristic is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters heuristic:

HEURISTIC
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cithers, cushier, hirsute, itchier, richest

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word heuristic

HEURISTIC
(171)
HEURISTIC
(102)
HEURISTIC
(102)
HEURISTIC
(76)
HEURISTIC
(75)
HEURISTIC
(75)
HEURISTIC
(72)
HEURISTIC
(64)
HEURISTIC
(64)
HEURISTIC
(63)
HEURISTIC
(60)
HEURISTIC
(60)
HEURISTIC
(58)
HEURISTIC
(57)
HEURISTIC
(57)
HEURISTIC
(57)
HEURISTIC
(50)
HEURISTIC
(46)
HEURISTIC
(38)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(34)
HEURISTIC
(32)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(30)
HEURISTIC
(24)
HEURISTIC
(22)
HEURISTIC
(22)
HEURISTIC
(22)
HEURISTIC
(21)
HEURISTIC
(21)
HEURISTIC
(21)
HEURISTIC
(20)
HEURISTIC
(20)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(19)
HEURISTIC
(18)
HEURISTIC
(18)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(17)
HEURISTIC
(16)
HEURISTIC
(16)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In heuristic

HEURISTIC
(171)
CUSHIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
CUSHIER
(104 = 69 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(102)
HEURISTIC
(102)
RICHEST
(101 = 66 + 35)
CITHERS
(101 = 66 + 35)
ITCHIER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CUSHIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
CUSHIER
(98 = 63 + 35)
CITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
ITCHIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
RICHEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
RICHEST
(95 = 60 + 35)
CITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
CITHERS
(95 = 60 + 35)
ITCHIER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CUSHIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CUSHIER
(92 = 57 + 35)
CITHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ITCHIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
RICHEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
RICHEST
(89 = 54 + 35)
CITHERS
(89 = 54 + 35)
ITCHIER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CUSHIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
CUSHIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
CUSHIER
(87 = 52 + 35)
CUSHIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
CUSHIER
(86 = 51 + 35)
RICHEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
ITCHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
RICHEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
RICHEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
ITCHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
RICHEST
(83 = 48 + 35)
CITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ITCHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 48 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
CITHERS
(83 = 48 + 35)
ITCHIER
(83 = 48 + 35)
CUSHIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
CUSHIER
(80 = 45 + 35)
ITCHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RICHEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
CUSHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
ITCHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
RICHEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
ITCHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
CITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
RICHEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
RICHEST
(77 = 42 + 35)
CITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
ITCHIER
(77 = 42 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CITHERS
(77 = 42 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(76)
RICHEST
(75 = 40 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(75)
HIRSUTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
CITHERS
(75 = 40 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(75 = 40 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(75)
ITCHIER
(75 = 40 + 35)
CHUTES
(72)
HEURISTIC
(72)
HIRSUTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(71 = 36 + 35)
CUSHIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
CUSHIER
(69 = 34 + 35)
CITHERS
(67 = 32 + 35)
ITCHIER
(67 = 32 + 35)
RICHEST
(67 = 32 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(67 = 32 + 35)
CRUETS
(66)
CRUISE
(66)
CUSHIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CUSHIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CUSHIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CUSHIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CUSHIER
(65 = 30 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(64)
HEURISTIC
(64)
CITHER
(63)
RICHES
(63)
CITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
RICHEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
RICHEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
CITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
RICHEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
CHERTS
(63)
RICHEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
ITCHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
RICHEST
(63 = 28 + 35)
CITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
RHETIC
(63)
CITHERS
(63 = 28 + 35)
CUSHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
ITCHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(63 = 28 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(63)
ITCHES
(63)
CUSHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
ITCHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CUSHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
ITCHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
ITCHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CUSHIER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICHEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICHEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
ITCHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICHEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
ITCHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
ITCHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICHEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
ITCHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICHEST
(61 = 26 + 35)
CUSHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITHERS
(61 = 26 + 35)
ITCHIER
(61 = 26 + 35)
CITRUS
(60)
RUSTIC
(60)
CHUTES
(60)
ERUCTS
(60)
RECUTS
(60)
HEURISTIC
(60)
HEURISTIC
(60)
TRUCES
(60)
HIRSUTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
ITCHIER
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
CITHERS
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
RICHEST
(59 = 24 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(58)
CUSHIER
(58 = 23 + 35)
CHUTE
(57)
RHETIC
(57)
ETHICS
(57)
CITHER
(57)
CITERS
(57)
HIRSUTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
RICHES
(57)
ITCHIER
(57 = 22 + 35)
ETHICS
(57)
CITHER
(57)
ITCHIER
(57 = 22 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
RICHES
(57)
ITCHES
(57)
HIRSUTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
ITCHES
(57)
CUSHIER
(57 = 22 + 35)
HIRSUTE
(57 = 22 + 35)
CRUSH
(57)
HEURISTIC
(57)
RICHEST
(57 = 22 + 35)
HEURISTIC
(57)
RICHEST
(57 = 22 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence heuristic

Words that start with heuristic (3 words)

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Words with heuristic in them (1 word)

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Words that end with heuristic (1 word)

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Word Growth involving heuristic

Shorter words in heuristic

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Longer words containing heuristic

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