HERD is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HERD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERD?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERD is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERD scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HERD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does HERD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large group of animals kept together.
Herd names the group and also the person who tends it, which is why shepherd is built the way it is. English uses different collective nouns for different animals almost as a game.
How HERD is used
Countable. Also a verb: herded, herds.
- A herd of that size needs two hundred acres.
- The word herd names both the group and its keeper.
- They herded them into the lower field.
- Shepherd is built on the same word as herd.
- Two herds grazed the same hill in turn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HERD
21 longer words begin with HERD.
Words ending in HERD
10 words end in HERD. Useful as a back hook: play HERD onto a word already on the board.
Words with HERD inside
24 words contain HERD in the middle. Words that start with HERD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HERD
Common questions about HERD
- Is HERD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERD, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERD worth?
- HERD is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERD mean?
- A large group of animals kept together.
- What letters can be added to HERD?
- HERD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HERD:
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