HAND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAND?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAND is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,077.
What does HAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
The part of the arm below the wrist.
Hand is also a unit of four inches used for measuring horses, and that is one of the last body-part measurements still in official use. English keeps dozens of idioms built on the word.
How HAND is used
Countable. Also a verb: handed, hands.
- A hand of sixteen means a large horse.
- The word hand is still an official unit for horses.
- They handed it over without a word.
- Two hands are needed and one person has them.
- English has dozens of idioms built on hand.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAND
Showing 24 of 246 words that begin with HAND.
Words ending in HAND
Showing 24 of 36 words that end in HAND. Useful as a back hook: play HAND onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAND inside
Showing 24 of 181 words that contain HAND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HAND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAND
Common questions about HAND
- Is HAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAND, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAND worth?
- HAND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAND mean?
- The part of the arm below the wrist.
- What letters can be added to HAND?
- HAND takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HAND:
Open HAND in the Word Finder