HAIRCAP is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HAIRCAP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAIRCAP?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAIRCAP is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAIRCAP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haircapsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAIRCAP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAIRCAP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does HAIRCAP mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A moss of the genus Polytrichum, with hairy-looking caps on its spore capsules.
The name comes from the soft covering over the capsule. These tall mosses grow in tufts on damp heaths and woods. The haircap is among the easiest mosses to recognise because of its stiff upright stems.
How HAIRCAP is used
Used in botany and moss guides.
- Haircap moss covered the damp bank.
- A tuft of haircap grew by the stream.
- The haircap stands taller than most mosses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAIRCAP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAIRCAP
The 7 tiles of HAIRCAP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HAIRCAP
1 longer words begin with HAIRCAP.
Shorter words from the letters in HAIRCAP
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Common questions about HAIRCAP
- Is HAIRCAP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAIRCAP, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAIRCAP worth?
- HAIRCAP is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAIRCAP mean?
- A moss of the genus Polytrichum, with hairy-looking caps on its spore capsules.
- What letters can be added to HAIRCAP?
- HAIRCAP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAIRCAP:
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