HANDSEL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HANDSEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANDSEL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDSEL is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDSEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
handselsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANDSEL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HANDSEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 192,992.
What does HANDSEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicScots
A gift given at the start of a year or an enterprise to bring good luck.
A handsel can also mean the first payment or first sale of the day, which traders believed set the luck for the rest. As a verb it means to inaugurate something by being the first to use it.
How HANDSEL is used
Used in historical and regional writing.
- The shopkeeper took the first coin as a handsel.
- She gave the new ship a silver handsel.
- A handsel at New Year was once a Scottish custom.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANDSEL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HANDSEL
The 7 tiles of HANDSEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HANDSEL
5 longer words begin with HANDSEL.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDSEL
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Common questions about HANDSEL
- Is HANDSEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDSEL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDSEL worth?
- HANDSEL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANDSEL mean?
- A gift given at the start of a year or an enterprise to bring good luck.
- What letters can be added to HANDSEL?
- HANDSEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HANDSEL:
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