HARO is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. HARO 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 HARO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARO is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
harosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HARO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about HARO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HARO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A traditional cry for help or legal redress once used in Norman law.
Haro was an ancient legal cry raised in Norman and Channel Islands custom to demand an immediate halt to a wrongful act and call witnesses to a dispute. The custom survives today mainly as a ceremonial tradition in Jersey and Guernsey.
How HARO is used
Appears chiefly in legal history and Channel Islands tradition.
- The old man raised the cry of haro before the crowd.
- Haro was shouted to stop the trespasser at once.
- Legal historians still study the custom of haro.
- In Jersey, the haro cry can still be invoked today.
- Villagers gathered when they were told of the haro.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HARO
The 4 tiles of HARO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HARO
5 longer words begin with HARO.
Words ending in HARO
1 words end in HARO. Useful as a back hook: play HARO onto a word already on the board.
Words with HARO inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain HARO somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HARO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HARO
Common questions about HARO
- Is HARO valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HARO is not in it.
- How many points is HARO worth?
- HARO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARO mean?
- A traditional cry for help or legal redress once used in Norman law.
- What letters can be added to HARO?
- HARO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HARO:
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