HARDEN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HARDEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARDEN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARDEN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hardensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARDEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HARDEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What does HARDEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To become firm and solid, or to make something firm, stiff or tough.
Clay, cement, steel and glue all harden in different ways, by drying, cooling or reacting chemically. The verb also works for people and attitudes: someone whose heart begins to harden grows less sympathetic, and a harder line in negotiation is a position that has hardened. In finance, prices are said to harden when they rise and then hold steady at the higher level. The ending -en turns the adjective hard into an action.
How HARDEN is used
Common in everyday, technical and financial English, both literally and figuratively.
- Leave the plaster for a day so that it can harden properly.
- Years of hardship did harden her against complaint.
- The smith plunged the blade into oil to harden it.
- Opinion in the village began to harden against the plan.
- Wheat prices tend to harden after a poor harvest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARDEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HARDEN
The 6 tiles of HARDEN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HARDEN
7 longer words begin with HARDEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDEN
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Common questions about HARDEN
- Is HARDEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARDEN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARDEN worth?
- HARDEN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARDEN mean?
- To become firm and solid, or to make something firm, stiff or tough.
- What letters can be added to HARDEN?
- HARDEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HARDEN:
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