HALE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HALE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALE?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HALE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does HALE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
In good health and physically strong, especially in old age.
A hale person shows few signs of illness or weakness despite advancing years. The word survives mainly in the fixed phrase hale and hearty, used to describe someone in robust condition.
How HALE is used
Almost always appears in the phrase hale and hearty.
- At ninety, her grandfather was still hale and hearty.
- He looked remarkably hale after his long recovery.
- The old farmer remained hale well into his eighties.
- Despite the harsh winter, the herd stayed hale.
- Friends were glad to see him hale again after the illness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HALE
The 4 tiles of HALE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HALE
8 longer words begin with HALE.
Words ending in HALE
10 words end in HALE. Useful as a back hook: play HALE onto a word already on the board.
Words with HALE inside
Showing 24 of 54 words that contain HALE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HALE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HALE
Common questions about HALE
- Is HALE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALE worth?
- HALE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALE mean?
- In good health and physically strong, especially in old age.
- What letters can be added to HALE?
- HALE takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HALE:
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