Scrabble Word Finder

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.

h4a1r1d2n1o1s1e1
PlayableHARDNOSE · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
12points in Words with Friends
8letters
2hooks available

Which word lists accept HARDNOSE?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandValid
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listValid

Word power: 45 / 100

45WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.5
Hooks 25%
2
Bingo potential 20%
rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%
6.38%

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.

Back hooks — 2

hardnosed14 hardnoses13

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How HARDNOSE scores

Scrabble h4a1r1d2n1o1s1e1 12
Words with Friends h3a1r1d2n2o1s1e1 12

Face value of the 8 tiles in HARDNOSE, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
h12
a19
r16
d14
n16
o18
s14
e112

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARDNOSE has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about HARDNOSE

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with HARDNOSE

hardnosed14 hardnoses13

2 longer words begin with HARDNOSE.

Shorter words from the letters in HARDNOSE

dehorns11 hadrons11 handers11 hardens11 hoarsen10 senhora10 dasher10 dehorn10 dehors10 donahs10 endash10 hadron10 hander10 harden10 heards10 hoards10 hoared10 hondas10 hordes10 horned10 horsed10 noshed10 rashed10 reshod10 shader10 shared10 shoder10 shored10 ahorse9 ashore9 herons9 hoarse9 honers9 nosher9 rhones9 senhor9 sharon9 shoran9 adores7 adorns7

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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 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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