HARDBAKES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARDBAKES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4a1r1d2b3a1k5e1s1
Depends on the listHARDBAKES · 9 letters · 19 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
19points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HARDBAKES?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
32WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.11
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.44%
Our own measure of how useful HARDBAKES is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDBAKES
No single letter turns HARDBAKES into another word.
How HARDBAKES scores
Scrabble h4a1r1d2b3a1k5e1s1 19
Words with Friends h3a1r1d2b4a1k5e1s1 19
Face value of the 9 tiles in HARDBAKES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDBAKES has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDBAKES
hardbake18 akedahs15 sharked15 debarks14 abashed13 arabesk13 bardash13 berdash13 brashed13 earbash12 abrades10 bekahs15 kasbah15 sabkha15 akedah14 harked14 khedas14 shaked14 ashake13 barked13 basked13 braked13 debark13 hakeas13 kasher13 shaker13 bakers12 bashed12 bedash12 brakes12 breaks12 dhabas12 kabars12 kebars12 basher11 dakers11 drakes11 rehabs11 dasher10 heards10
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Common questions about HARDBAKES
- Is HARDBAKES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARDBAKES is not in it.
- How many points is HARDBAKES worth?
- HARDBAKES is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARDBAKES?
- No single letter can be added to HARDBAKES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HARDBAKES:
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