HARN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HARN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARN is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARN scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HARN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,051.
What does HARN mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A coarse fabric woven from unrefined flax or hemp fiber.
Harn was a rough homespun linen cloth once common in Scotland and northern England for everyday clothing and sacking. Because the fiber was not finely processed, garments made from harn were sturdy but coarse to the touch.
How HARN is used
Found mainly in historical and regional textile references.
- The sacks were made of rough harn cloth.
- Farmers once wore shirts of coarse harn.
- Bundles of harn were sold at the market.
- An apron was stitched from heavy harn.
- The weaver spun harns from local flax fibers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARN
8 longer words begin with HARN.
Words ending in HARN
1 words end in HARN. Useful as a back hook: play HARN onto a word already on the board.
Words with HARN inside
20 words contain HARN in the middle. Words that start with HARN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HARN
Common questions about HARN
- Is HARN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARN is not in it.
- How many points is HARN worth?
- HARN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARN mean?
- A coarse fabric woven from unrefined flax or hemp fiber.
- What letters can be added to HARN?
- HARN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HARN:
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