HABERDASHER is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. HABERDASHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HABERDASHER?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HABERDASHER is to know. It scores 20 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HABERDASHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HABERDASHER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in HABERDASHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HABERDASHER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HABERDASHER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shopkeeper who sells small sewing items such as buttons, ribbons and thread; in North America, a seller of men's clothing.
In Britain a haberdasher is the person behind the counter of the notions shop, with drawers full of trimmings. In the United States the word more often meant a men's outfitter selling shirts and ties.
How HABERDASHER is used
The meaning differs between British and American usage; it is now mostly old-fashioned.
- The haberdasher measured the ribbon with a brass rule.
- He bought a bow tie from the haberdasher on Main Street.
- Her grandfather was a haberdasher in a small market town.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HABERDASHER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HABERDASHER
3 longer words begin with HABERDASHER.
Shorter words from the letters in HABERDASHER
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Common questions about HABERDASHER
- Is HABERDASHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HABERDASHER, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HABERDASHER worth?
- HABERDASHER is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HABERDASHER mean?
- A shopkeeper who sells small sewing items such as buttons, ribbons and thread; in North America, a seller of men's clothing.
- What letters can be added to HABERDASHER?
- HABERDASHER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of HABERDASHER:
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