HEARD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HEARD 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 HEARD?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEARD is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
heardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEARD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HEARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about HEARD
- The same 5 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 HEARD mean in Scrabble?
verb
To have perceived sound with the ears, or to have been told something; the past tense and past participle of hear.
Heard covers both the simple physical act of catching a sound, as when someone heard a knock at the door, and the more figurative sense of learning information secondhand, as in I heard the news from a friend. Because the form stays the same whether the sentence is about last night or years ago, context alone tells a listener how recent the event was. The word also appears in the fixed phrase to be heard, used for opinions, complaints, or voices that finally get attention after being ignored. English speakers rely on heard constantly in both speech and writing, making it one of the most common irregular past forms in the language.
How HEARD is used
Standard and extremely common; used identically as both past tense and past participle, unlike many regular verbs.
- She heard footsteps on the stairs late at night.
- He had never heard that song before the concert.
- We heard the good news just this morning.
- The committee finally agreed the workers should be heard.
- I heard him say he would be late.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HEARD
The 5 tiles of HEARD in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HEARD
1 longer words begin with HEARD.
Words ending in HEARD
6 words end in HEARD. Useful as a back hook: play HEARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with HEARD inside
1 words contain HEARD in the middle. Words that start with HEARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HEARD
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Common questions about HEARD
- Is HEARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEARD, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEARD worth?
- HEARD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEARD mean?
- To have perceived sound with the ears, or to have been told something; the past tense and past participle of hear.
- What letters can be added to HEARD?
- HEARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HEARD:
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