HARDBEAMS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARDBEAMS 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 17 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
h4a1r1d2b3e1a1m3s1
Depends on the listHARDBEAMS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HARDBEAMS?
| 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: 30 / 100
30WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.56%
Our own measure of how useful HARDBEAMS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDBEAMS
No single letter turns HARDBEAMS into another word.
How HARDBEAMS scores
Scrabble h4a1r1d2b3e1a1m3s1 17
Words with Friends h3a1r1d2b4e1a1m4s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in HARDBEAMS, 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 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDBEAMS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDBEAMS
hardbeam16 badmash15 brahmas14 sambhar14 abashed13 ashamed13 bardash13 berdash13 brashed13 derhams13 dharmas13 marshed13 earbash12 sambaed12 abrades10 brahma13 shamba13 bashed12 bedash12 derham12 dhabas12 dharma12 emdash12 harmed12 mashed12 shamed12 ashame11 ashram11 basher11 bemads11 harams11 harems11 marahs11 masher11 rehabs11 shamer11 shmear11 ambers10 amebas10 brames10
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Common questions about HARDBEAMS
- Is HARDBEAMS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARDBEAMS is not in it.
- How many points is HARDBEAMS worth?
- HARDBEAMS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARDBEAMS?
- No single letter can be added to HARDBEAMS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HARDBEAMS:
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