HAW is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HAW is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAW?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAW is to know. It scores 9 from 3 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAW
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAW scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in HAW, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What stands out about HAW
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 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 HAW mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hesitating sound, or the fruit of the hawthorn.
The two senses are unrelated. Hum and haw is the phrase that keeps the first alive, and it names the noise of somebody putting off an answer. The berry is much older and gave the tree its name — a hawthorn is the thorn that bears them.
How HAW is used
Countable for the berry; the sound is chiefly in hum and haw.
- He hummed and hawed for a week and then agreed.
- The haw stays on the tree long after the leaves go.
- Birds strip the haws by the end of December.
- A haw is too sour to eat and makes good jelly.
- She hawed once and everybody knew the answer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAW and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HAW
The 3 tiles of HAW in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HAW
Showing 24 of 66 words that begin with HAW.
Words ending in HAW
Showing 24 of 30 words that end in HAW. Useful as a back hook: play HAW onto a word already on the board.
Words with HAW inside
Showing 24 of 122 words that contain HAW somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HAW are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HAW
Common questions about HAW
- Is HAW valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAW, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAW worth?
- HAW is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAW mean?
- A hesitating sound, or the fruit of the hawthorn.
- What letters can be added to HAW?
- HAW takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of HAW:
Open HAW in the Word Finder