HARRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HARRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARRIER?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARRIER is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARRIER
Front hooks — 1
charrierBack hooks — 1
harriersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HARRIER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HARRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 411,717.
What does HARRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small hound used for hunting hares, or a slender hawk-like bird of prey that hunts low over open ground.
The hound and the bird share a name, though they are unrelated: one runs, one glides. Harrier is also the label of a cross-country running club, and the word links to harry, meaning to attack again and again.
How HARRIER is used
Harrier can mean a dog, a bird or a runner, depending on the context.
- A harrier quartered the marsh in search of prey.
- The pack of harrier hounds followed the scent across the fields.
- Our local harrier club meets on Saturday mornings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARRIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARRIER
1 longer words begin with HARRIER.
Shorter words from the letters in HARRIER
Common questions about HARRIER
- Is HARRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARRIER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARRIER worth?
- HARRIER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARRIER mean?
- A small hound used for hunting hares, or a slender hawk-like bird of prey that hunts low over open ground.
- What letters can be added to HARRIER?
- HARRIER takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HARRIER:
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