HURDLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. HURDLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HURDLE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HURDLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HURDLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HURDLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HURDLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 129,346.
What does HURDLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A light barrier that runners or horses jump over in a race, or any obstacle that has to be overcome.
In track athletics a hurdle is a low frame set across the lane, and a hurdles race is built around clearing a row of them at speed. Older farm usage meant a movable panel of woven sticks used to pen sheep, which is where the word began. The figurative sense, a difficulty standing between you and a goal, is now the most common one in everyday speech.
How HURDLE is used
Used literally in sport and farming, and figuratively for any obstacle, as in clearing the final hurdle.
- She cleared the last hurdle a stride ahead of the field.
- The shepherd moved a wooden hurdle to give the flock fresh grass.
- Funding was the biggest hurdle the small theatre faced.
- He clipped the third hurdle and lost his rhythm.
- Passing the entrance exam is only the first hurdle for applicants.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HURDLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HURDLE
The 6 tiles of HURDLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HURDLE
4 longer words begin with HURDLE.
Shorter words from the letters in HURDLE
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Common questions about HURDLE
- Is HURDLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HURDLE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HURDLE worth?
- HURDLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HURDLE mean?
- A light barrier that runners or horses jump over in a race, or any obstacle that has to be overcome.
- What letters can be added to HURDLE?
- HURDLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HURDLE:
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