HASTEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HASTEN 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 HASTEN?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HASTEN is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HASTEN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HASTEN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HASTEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about HASTEN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 HASTEN mean in Scrabble?
verb
To move or act with greater speed, or to cause something to happen sooner than it otherwise would.
Hasten works in two ways. A person can hasten home, meaning rush there, or one thing can hasten another, such as a drought speeding up a famine. It grows from the older noun haste and carries a slightly formal, literary tone compared with the plain word hurry. A familiar use is "I hasten to add", a phrase that stops a listener drawing the wrong conclusion.
How HASTEN is used
Fairly formal; common in writing, news reports and set phrases such as "hasten to add".
- She had to hasten back before the gates were locked.
- Cutting the trees will only hasten the erosion of the hillside.
- I hasten to say that nobody was hurt.
- The news seemed to hasten the end of the talks.
- We must hasten if we want to catch the early train.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HASTEN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HASTEN
The 6 tiles of HASTEN in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with HASTEN
5 longer words begin with HASTEN.
Shorter words from the letters in HASTEN
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Common questions about HASTEN
- Is HASTEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HASTEN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HASTEN worth?
- HASTEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HASTEN mean?
- To move or act with greater speed, or to cause something to happen sooner than it otherwise would.
- What letters can be added to HASTEN?
- HASTEN takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HASTEN:
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