HARRIDAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HARRIDAN 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.
Which word lists accept HARRIDAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARRIDAN is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARRIDAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
harridansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARRIDAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HARRIDAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HARRIDAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HARRIDAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
offensive
A bossy, scolding and bad-tempered older woman.
Harridan is an insult from older English, usually aimed at a domineering woman. Today it feels harsh and dated, so writers use it mostly for period flavour or deliberate venom.
How HARRIDAN is used
Harridan is derogatory and best met in fiction and journalism, not polite conversation.
- The landlady was painted as a nagging harridan in the novel.
- He muttered that the harridan next door had called the police again.
- No harridan could frighten the new headmistress.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARRIDAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARRIDAN
1 longer words begin with HARRIDAN.
Shorter words from the letters in HARRIDAN
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Common questions about HARRIDAN
- Is HARRIDAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARRIDAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARRIDAN worth?
- HARRIDAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARRIDAN mean?
- A bossy, scolding and bad-tempered older woman.
- What letters can be added to HARRIDAN?
- HARRIDAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HARRIDAN:
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