HALF is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HALF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALF?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALF is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALF
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALF scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HALF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does HALF mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of two equal parts of something.
Half takes a plural that changes the consonant, like leaf and knife, and only a handful of English words still do. The construction with a singular verb is standard and gets queried constantly.
How HALF is used
Countable; the plural changes the final consonant.
- Half of it was gone before anybody noticed.
- The word half changes its consonant in the plural.
- A half of bitter is a measure and an order.
- Half the room agreed and the other half left.
- Leaf and knife form plurals the same way as half.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALF
Showing 24 of 43 words that begin with HALF.
Words ending in HALF
1 words end in HALF. Useful as a back hook: play HALF onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HALF
Common questions about HALF
- Is HALF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALF, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALF worth?
- HALF is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALF mean?
- One of two equal parts of something.
- What letters can be added to HALF?
- HALF takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HALF:
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