HACKSAW is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. HACKSAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HACKSAW?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HACKSAW is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HACKSAW
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HACKSAW scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HACKSAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What does HACKSAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A saw with a narrow, fine-toothed blade held in a frame, used for cutting metal.
A hacksaw is the usual tool for cutting through a pipe, a bolt or a bicycle lock. The blade can be swapped when it goes blunt, unlike a woodworking handsaw.
How HACKSAW is used
Hacksaw is a hand tool; it can also be used as a verb in informal speech.
- He cut the rusty bolt with a hacksaw.
- Keep a spare blade in the box with the hacksaw.
- The thief used a hacksaw on the chain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HACKSAW and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HACKSAW
The 7 tiles of HACKSAW in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HACKSAW
4 longer words begin with HACKSAW.
Shorter words from the letters in HACKSAW
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Common questions about HACKSAW
- Is HACKSAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HACKSAW, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HACKSAW worth?
- HACKSAW is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HACKSAW mean?
- A saw with a narrow, fine-toothed blade held in a frame, used for cutting metal.
- What letters can be added to HACKSAW?
- HACKSAW takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HACKSAW:
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