HARDENING is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. HARDENING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
h4a1r1d2e1n1i1n1g2
PlayableHARDENING · 9 letters · 14 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
14points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
9letters
1hook available
Which word lists accept HARDENING?
| 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: 33 / 100
33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.56
Hooks 25%1
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful HARDENING is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDENING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hardeningsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARDENING scores
Scrabble h4a1r1d2e1n1i1n1g2 14
Words with Friends h3a1r1d2e1n2i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 9 tiles in HARDENING, 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 | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDENING has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with HARDENING
1 longer words begin with HARDENING.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDENING
adhering13 headring13 dearning10 grannied10 hagride12 handing12 heading12 headrig12 hending12 herding12 handier11 hearing11 areding9 darning9 deaning9 dearing9 deraign9 derning9 earding9 gradine9 grained9 grinned9 narding9 randing9 reading9 rendang9 rending9 aginner8 earning8 engrain8 grannie8 nardine8 nearing8 dreigh11 driegh11 hading11 hagden11 hanged11 hidage11 hinged11
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Common questions about HARDENING
- Is HARDENING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARDENING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARDENING worth?
- HARDENING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to HARDENING?
- HARDENING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of HARDENING:
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