HAPLESS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HAPLESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAPLESS?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAPLESS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAPLESS
Front hooks — 1
chaplessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HAPLESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAPLESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does HAPLESS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Hapless describes a person who is unlucky and unfortunate.
Writers pick hapless for someone who keeps meeting bad luck through no clear fault, and it often invites a little sympathy. It sits close to luckless but sounds slightly more literary.
How HAPLESS is used
Hapless usually comes before a noun, as in a hapless victim.
- The hapless tourist lost his passport on the first day.
- A hapless clerk was blamed for the mistake.
- The hapless team lost every game of the season.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAPLESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAPLESS
The 7 tiles of HAPLESS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HAPLESS
3 longer words begin with HAPLESS.
Shorter words from the letters in HAPLESS
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Common questions about HAPLESS
- Is HAPLESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAPLESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAPLESS worth?
- HAPLESS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAPLESS mean?
- Hapless describes a person who is unlucky and unfortunate.
- What letters can be added to HAPLESS?
- HAPLESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAPLESS:
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