HERL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HERL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HERL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HERL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HERL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
herlsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HERL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HERL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does HERL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A single fiber or barb stripped from a bird feather, used especially in tying artificial fishing flies.
Herl is taken from feathers such as peacock or ostrich and wound along the shank when a fly is being tied. Fly tiers prize certain birds for the fine and even herl their plumage yields.
How HERL is used
Used mainly by anglers and fly tiers rather than in everyday speech.
- The tier wound a strand of peacock herl around the hook shank.
- Ostrich herl gives the fly a soft, mobile texture in the water.
- He stripped the herl from the stem before starting the pattern.
- Good herl should be even in width along its entire length.
- The pattern calls for two turns of herl behind the eye of the hook.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HERL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HERL
The 4 tiles of HERL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HERL
3 longer words begin with HERL.
Words with HERL inside
Showing 24 of 82 words that contain HERL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HERL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HERL
Common questions about HERL
- Is HERL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HERL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HERL worth?
- HERL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HERL mean?
- A single fiber or barb stripped from a bird feather, used especially in tying artificial fishing flies.
- What letters can be added to HERL?
- HERL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HERL:
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