HAYWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HAYWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAYWARD?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAYWARD is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAYWARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
haywardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAYWARD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAYWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What does HAYWARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An old parish officer who looked after hedges and fences and impounded stray cattle.
The hayward was a village post in medieval and later England. The job kept the common land fenced and prevented animals from trampling crops, and the word survives mostly as a surname.
How HAYWARD is used
The noun hayward is historical and appears in works on rural England.
- The hayward drove the stray cows to the village pound.
- The manor court appointed a new hayward each autumn.
- A hayward checked the hedges before the hay was cut.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAYWARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAYWARD
1 longer words begin with HAYWARD.
Shorter words from the letters in HAYWARD
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Common questions about HAYWARD
- Is HAYWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAYWARD, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAYWARD worth?
- HAYWARD is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAYWARD mean?
- An old parish officer who looked after hedges and fences and impounded stray cattle.
- What letters can be added to HAYWARD?
- HAYWARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAYWARD:
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