HURT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HURT 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 HURT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HURT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HURT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hurtsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HURT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HURT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What stands out about HURT
- 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 HURT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cause physical or emotional pain or damage to someone or something.
A fall, a harsh word, or an illness can all hurt a person in different ways. The past tense of hurt stays the same as the present tense, which sometimes confuses new learners of English.
How HURT is used
Common in everyday speech for both physical injury and emotional pain.
- She hurt her ankle while running down the stairs.
- His careless comment hurt her feelings deeply.
- The old injury still hurts whenever it rains.
- Nobody was hurt in the small kitchen fire.
- It hurts to remember how the argument ended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HURT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HURT
The 4 tiles of HURT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with HURT
18 longer words begin with HURT.
Words ending in HURT
2 words end in HURT. Useful as a back hook: play HURT onto a word already on the board.
Words with HURT inside
7 words contain HURT in the middle. Words that start with HURT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HURT
Common questions about HURT
- Is HURT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HURT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HURT worth?
- HURT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HURT mean?
- To cause physical or emotional pain or damage to someone or something.
- What letters can be added to HURT?
- HURT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HURT:
Open HURT in the Word Finder