HARDNOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HARDNOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARDNOSE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARDNOSE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARDNOSE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARDNOSE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HARDNOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDNOSE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about HARDNOSE
- All 8 letters of HARDNOSE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HARDNOSE mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A tough, practical person who is not swayed by sentiment, especially in business.
Calling someone a hardnose can be praise for firmness or a complaint about coldness, depending on the speaker. It is the noun partner of the adjective hard-nosed.
How HARDNOSE is used
Hardnose is informal, typically American, and is spoken more than written.
- We need a hardnose to run the accounts department.
- The old foreman was a hardnose who never gave extensions.
- Negotiating with that hardnose took all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARDNOSE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARDNOSE
2 longer words begin with HARDNOSE.
Shorter words from the letters in HARDNOSE
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Common questions about HARDNOSE
- Is HARDNOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARDNOSE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARDNOSE worth?
- HARDNOSE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARDNOSE mean?
- A tough, practical person who is not swayed by sentiment, especially in business.
- What letters can be added to HARDNOSE?
- HARDNOSE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HARDNOSE:
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