HARDBOUNDS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. HARDBOUNDS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
h4a1r1d2b3o1u1n1d2s1
PlayableHARDBOUNDS · 10 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 19 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
19points in Words with Friends
10letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept HARDBOUNDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
27WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.7
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.9%
Our own measure of how useful HARDBOUNDS is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDBOUNDS
No single letter turns HARDBOUNDS into another word.
How HARDBOUNDS scores
Scrabble h4a1r1d2b3o1u1n1d2s1 17
Words with Friends h3a1r1d2b4o1u2n2d2s1 19
Face value of the 10 tiles in HARDBOUNDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDBOUNDS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDBOUNDS
hardbound16 bodhrans14 unhoards12 baudrons11 soundbar11 buddhas14 bodhran13 burdash13 husband13 rhabdus13 dhurnas11 dourahs11 hadrons11 houdans11 unhoard11 abounds10 bausond10 robands10 sandbur10 buddha13 bandhs12 bundhs12 abhors11 bhunas11 hodads11 saddhu11 dhurna10 donahs10 dourah10 hadron10 hoards10 hondas10 houdan10 hounds10 hudnas10 shroud10 unshod10 abords9 abound9 absurd9
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Common questions about HARDBOUNDS
- Is HARDBOUNDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARDBOUNDS is not in it.
- How many points is HARDBOUNDS worth?
- HARDBOUNDS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARDBOUNDS?
- No single letter can be added to HARDBOUNDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HARDBOUNDS:
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