HARMFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HARMFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARMFUL?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARMFUL is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARMFUL
Front hooks — 1
charmfulBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HARMFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HARMFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does HARMFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing or likely to cause damage, injury or some other kind of harm.
Harmful is the plain, everyday way to warn that something does damage, whether to health, property or feelings. It is milder and more general than words such as deadly or toxic, and it pairs with a source: harmful chemicals, harmful habits, harmful rumours.
How HARMFUL is used
Harmful is used before a noun or after a linking verb to describe anything that can hurt or spoil something else.
- The label warns that the fumes are harmful if inhaled in a closed room.
- Spreading harmful gossip about a colleague can wreck a working relationship.
- Too much sun without protection is harmful to the skin.
- Not every bacterium is harmful; many live in the gut and help digestion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARMFUL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARMFUL
3 longer words begin with HARMFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HARMFUL
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Common questions about HARMFUL
- Is HARMFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARMFUL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARMFUL worth?
- HARMFUL is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARMFUL mean?
- Causing or likely to cause damage, injury or some other kind of harm.
- What letters can be added to HARMFUL?
- HARMFUL takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HARMFUL:
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