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Highjack

Q: What does highjack mean?

As a noun, highjack means “seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

h ₄i ₁g ₂h ₄j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Rare

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does highjack mean?

noun

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
Synonymshijack

verb

take arbitrarily or by force
“The Cubans commandeered the plane and flew it to Miami”
Synonymscommandeer hijack pirate

Is HIGHJACK a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is HIGHJACK worth?

Scrabble

28 pts

h ₄i ₁g ₂h ₄j ₈a ₁c ₃k ₅

Words With Friends

30 pts

h ₃i ₁g ₃h ₃j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅

Wordfeud

32 pts

h ₄i ₁g ₃h ₄j ₁₀a ₁c ₄k ₅

NYT Crossplay

31 pts

h ₃i ₁g ₄h ₃j ₁₀a ₁c ₃k ₆

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HIGHJACK

Best shorter words top 30 of 41

hijack 22 jack 17 haick 14 haji 14 jak 14 chik 13 hack 13 haj 13 hick 13 ahigh 12 haik 11 high 11 jag 11 jig 11 jai 10 khi 10 chai 9 chia 9 hah 9 ick 9 ja 9 ach 8 cha 8 chi 8 hic 8 ich 8 ch 7 ghi 7 hag 7 kai 7

See all 41 words made from HIGHJACK

Hooks for HIGHJACK

Add one letter to the front or back of HIGHJACK to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

highjacks

Words that end like HIGHJACK

Common words that share the ending -ACK, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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All words ending in -ACK

Highjack: quick answers

Is HIGHJACK a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. HIGHJACK is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 28 points before board bonuses.

How many points is HIGHJACK worth?

HIGHJACK scores 28 points in Scrabble, 30 in Words With Friends, 32 in Wordfeud and 31 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does highjack mean?

As a noun, highjack means “seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in HIGHJACK?

You can make 41 shorter words from HIGHJACK, such as HIJACK, JACK, HAICK, HAJI. See the full list.