HOAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HOAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOAR?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOAR is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOAR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HOAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about HOAR
- The same 4 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 HOAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thin coating of ice crystals that appears on cold surfaces overnight.
Hoar forms when water vapor freezes directly onto an object below the freezing point. As an archaic adjective, the same word can describe hair or a beard that has turned pale with age.
How HOAR is used
Chiefly literary or archaic in modern usage.
- A thick layer of hoar covered the fields at dawn.
- The hoar sparkled on every blade of grass.
- Hoar formed along the fence overnight.
- Old poems describe hoar hair on an aged traveler.
- The hoar vanished as soon as the sun rose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HOAR
The 4 tiles of HOAR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HOAR
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with HOAR.
Words with HOAR inside
12 words contain HOAR in the middle. Words that start with HOAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOAR
Common questions about HOAR
- Is HOAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOAR, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOAR worth?
- HOAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOAR mean?
- A thin coating of ice crystals that appears on cold surfaces overnight.
- What letters can be added to HOAR?
- HOAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HOAR:
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