HANDY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HANDY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANDY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANDY is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANDY
Front hooks — 1
shandyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HANDY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HANDY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does HANDY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Convenient to use or reach, or skillful at using one's hands to make and fix things.
A tool described as handy is easy to reach and useful for the task at hand, while a handy person is someone skilled at practical jobs like repairs and small construction. The word handy covers both a convenient placement and a person's practical competence, and the two senses often appear together, as when a handy neighbor keeps a handy set of tools nearby.
How HANDY is used
Very common in everyday speech for both convenient objects and practically skilled people.
- Keep a flashlight handy in case the power goes out.
- Her father is handy with a hammer and saw.
- The extra charger came in handy during the trip.
- He is handy enough to fix the leaking pipe himself.
- A handy reference guide sat beside the computer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANDY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANDY
6 longer words begin with HANDY.
Words ending in HANDY
3 words end in HANDY. Useful as a back hook: play HANDY onto a word already on the board.
Words with HANDY inside
3 words contain HANDY in the middle. Words that start with HANDY are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HANDY
Common questions about HANDY
- Is HANDY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANDY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANDY worth?
- HANDY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANDY mean?
- Convenient to use or reach, or skillful at using one's hands to make and fix things.
- What letters can be added to HANDY?
- HANDY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HANDY:
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