HARANGUE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HARANGUE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARANGUE?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARANGUE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARANGUE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARANGUE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HARANGUE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARANGUE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HARANGUE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, forceful and often critical speech delivered to an audience.
A harangue is more scolding than a lecture and more noisy than a plain talk. It can also be a verb, meaning to lecture someone at length in an angry manner.
How HARANGUE is used
Harangue suggests a loud, one-sided speech and usually carries a disapproving tone.
- The coach delivered a harangue about lateness.
- Her harangue on the platform lasted nearly an hour.
- The crowd tired of the politician's endless harangue.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARANGUE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARANGUE
4 longer words begin with HARANGUE.
Shorter words from the letters in HARANGUE
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Common questions about HARANGUE
- Is HARANGUE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARANGUE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARANGUE worth?
- HARANGUE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARANGUE mean?
- A long, forceful and often critical speech delivered to an audience.
- What letters can be added to HARANGUE?
- HARANGUE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HARANGUE:
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