HEARSAY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HEARSAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HEARSAY?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HEARSAY is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HEARSAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hearsaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HEARSAY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HEARSAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does HEARSAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
Information passed on by others that the speaker has not verified personally.
Hearsay is what you know only because someone told you, so it is gossip or rumour with no direct witness behind it. In courts the term has a precise legal edge, because a statement by a person who did not see the events is usually not accepted as evidence.
How HEARSAY is used
Say hearsay when a claim comes second-hand and cannot be checked.
- The judge ruled the testimony was only hearsay.
- I will not repeat hearsay about my neighbours.
- Most of what we know about him is hearsay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HEARSAY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HEARSAY
1 longer words begin with HEARSAY.
Shorter words from the letters in HEARSAY
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Common questions about HEARSAY
- Is HEARSAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HEARSAY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HEARSAY worth?
- HEARSAY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HEARSAY mean?
- Information passed on by others that the speaker has not verified personally.
- What letters can be added to HEARSAY?
- HEARSAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HEARSAY:
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