HAIRCLOTH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HAIRCLOTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAIRCLOTH?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAIRCLOTH is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAIRCLOTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hairclothsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAIRCLOTH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HAIRCLOTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HAIRCLOTH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HAIRCLOTH
- HAIRCLOTH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HAIRCLOTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A stiff fabric woven from horsehair or similar animal hair, used for upholstery and for stiffening clothes.
Haircloth was a hardwearing material for Victorian sofas and chair seats, and tailors used it to give coats their shape. Its harsh feel made it the choice of hair shirts worn in penance. Modern stuffing has largely replaced it.
How HAIRCLOTH is used
Found in older furniture, tailoring and historical writing.
- The antique sofa was covered in black haircloth.
- A strip of haircloth stiffened the collar.
- The monk wore a shirt of rough haircloth.
- Haircloth scratched the legs of visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAIRCLOTH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAIRCLOTH
1 longer words begin with HAIRCLOTH.
Shorter words from the letters in HAIRCLOTH
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Common questions about HAIRCLOTH
- Is HAIRCLOTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAIRCLOTH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAIRCLOTH worth?
- HAIRCLOTH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAIRCLOTH mean?
- A stiff fabric woven from horsehair or similar animal hair, used for upholstery and for stiffening clothes.
- What letters can be added to HAIRCLOTH?
- HAIRCLOTH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HAIRCLOTH:
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