HURTFUL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HURTFUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HURTFUL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HURTFUL is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HURTFUL
No single letter turns HURTFUL into another word.
How HURTFUL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HURTFUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does HURTFUL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Causing emotional pain or, less often, physical harm.
Hurtful is most often applied to words, remarks and behaviour that wound someone's feelings. Compared with "painful", hurtful points to another person's action as the cause. In older usage the word hurtful could also mean damaging to health or property.
How HURTFUL is used
Hurtful is common in everyday speech about comments, jokes and criticism.
- That was a hurtful thing to say to your sister.
- He later apologised for his hurtful remarks.
- Gossip can be more hurtful than people realise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HURTFUL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HURTFUL
The 7 tiles of HURTFUL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HURTFUL
3 longer words begin with HURTFUL.
Shorter words from the letters in HURTFUL
Common questions about HURTFUL
- Is HURTFUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HURTFUL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HURTFUL worth?
- HURTFUL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HURTFUL mean?
- Causing emotional pain or, less often, physical harm.
- What letters can be added to HURTFUL?
- No single letter can be added to HURTFUL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HURTFUL:
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