HALYARD is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HALYARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALYARD?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALYARD is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALYARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halyardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALYARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HALYARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does HALYARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
nautical
A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag or yard on a ship.
Sailors tie off the halyard on a cleat once the sail is up. Flagpoles on land use the same word for the cord that raises the flag.
How HALYARD is used
Used in sailing and on flagpoles.
- Haul on the halyard to raise the sail.
- The flag halyard snapped in the wind.
- He coiled the halyard on the deck.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALYARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALYARD
1 longer words begin with HALYARD.
Shorter words from the letters in HALYARD
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Common questions about HALYARD
- Is HALYARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALYARD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALYARD worth?
- HALYARD is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALYARD mean?
- A rope used to raise or lower a sail, flag or yard on a ship.
- What letters can be added to HALYARD?
- HALYARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HALYARD:
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