HARBORFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HARBORFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARBORFUL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARBORFUL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARBORFUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
harborfulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARBORFUL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in HARBORFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARBORFUL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HARBORFUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
As much as a harbour can hold, or the contents of a harbour.
Harborful is an uncommon word built like cupful or handful, with a harbour as the container. It appears in descriptive writing about busy ports and crowded anchorages. The British spelling harbourful is equally valid.
How HARBORFUL is used
Rare; usually found in poetic or scene-setting prose.
- A harborful of fishing boats rocked at dawn.
- The storm drove a harborful of ships to shelter.
- The artist painted a harborful of masts and sails.
- Each festival brought a harborful of visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARBORFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARBORFUL
1 longer words begin with HARBORFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HARBORFUL
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Common questions about HARBORFUL
- Is HARBORFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARBORFUL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARBORFUL worth?
- HARBORFUL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARBORFUL mean?
- As much as a harbour can hold, or the contents of a harbour.
- What letters can be added to HARBORFUL?
- HARBORFUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HARBORFUL:
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