HARP is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HARP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARP?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARP is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARP
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARP scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HARP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does HARP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large stringed instrument plucked with the fingers.
Harp is one of the few instrument names English did not borrow, and it has kept the same four letters for a thousand years. The sense about repeating a complaint is sixteenth-century.
How HARP is used
Countable. Also a verb: harped, harping.
- A harp needs tuning far more often than a piano.
- The word harp is native English and very old.
- He harped on the same point for an hour.
- Two harps in one orchestra is unusual.
- The complaint sense of harp is sixteenth-century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARP
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with HARP.
Words ending in HARP
8 words end in HARP. Useful as a back hook: play HARP onto a word already on the board.
Words with HARP inside
Showing 24 of 51 words that contain HARP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HARP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HARP
Common questions about HARP
- Is HARP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARP worth?
- HARP is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARP mean?
- A large stringed instrument plucked with the fingers.
- What letters can be added to HARP?
- HARP takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HARP:
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