FARMHAND is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. FARMHAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FARMHAND?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FARMHAND is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FARMHAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
farmhandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FARMHAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FARMHAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FARMHAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FARMHAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hired worker who does everyday jobs on a farm.
A farmhand is paid by the farmer to milk, feed, plough and repair, without owning the land. Seasonal farmhands often arrive for harvest and leave when the work is done.
How FARMHAND is used
Common in rural settings and in historical fiction.
- The farmhand was up before dawn to milk the cows.
- He worked as a farmhand every summer.
- The farm took on two extra farmhand workers for the harvest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FARMHAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FARMHAND
1 longer words begin with FARMHAND.
Shorter words from the letters in FARMHAND
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Common questions about FARMHAND
- Is FARMHAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FARMHAND, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FARMHAND worth?
- FARMHAND is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FARMHAND mean?
- A hired worker who does everyday jobs on a farm.
- What letters can be added to FARMHAND?
- FARMHAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FARMHAND:
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