HARRY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. HARRY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HARRY?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HARRY is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HARRY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How HARRY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HARRY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 139,421.
What does HARRY mean in Scrabble?
verb
To harass or torment someone persistently, or to make repeated destructive raids on a place.
Harry carries a sense of relentless pressure, whether it describes an army that keeps harrying an enemy with constant small attacks or a person who tries to harry a colleague with endless questions. The word has deep roots in Old English, where it described armies laying waste to land through repeated raids rather than a single decisive battle. Modern use has softened the violence somewhat, so today harry often just means to pester or nag someone without pause.
How HARRY is used
Somewhat formal or literary in tone; common in historical writing about warfare and in describing persistent harassment.
- Viking raiders would harry the coastal villages each spring.
- Reporters continued to harry the official with questions.
- Guerrilla fighters kept harrying the retreating column for miles.
- She felt worn down by his constant harrying about the deadline.
- The small fleet chose to harry the larger navy with quick strikes.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HARRY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HARRY
1 longer words begin with HARRY.
Words ending in HARRY
2 words end in HARRY. Useful as a back hook: play HARRY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in HARRY
Common questions about HARRY
- Is HARRY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HARRY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HARRY worth?
- HARRY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HARRY mean?
- To harass or torment someone persistently, or to make repeated destructive raids on a place.
- What letters can be added to HARRY?
- HARRY takes 2 hooks: 2 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HARRY:
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