IRONHANDED is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. IRONHANDED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IRONHANDED?
| 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 IRONHANDED is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IRONHANDED
No single letter turns IRONHANDED into another word.
How IRONHANDED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in IRONHANDED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so IRONHANDED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does IRONHANDED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Ruling or controlling with harsh, unyielding strictness.
Calling a leader ironhanded suggests rule by force of will, with little room for argument or mercy. It is a sharper and more critical cousin of the milder word strict.
How IRONHANDED is used
Used for rulers, managers and regimes that enforce rules without compromise.
- The ironhanded captain allowed no talking on deck.
- An ironhanded regime ruled the country for decades.
- She ran the kitchen in an ironhanded fashion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IRONHANDED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in IRONHANDED
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Common questions about IRONHANDED
- Is IRONHANDED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IRONHANDED, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IRONHANDED worth?
- IRONHANDED is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IRONHANDED mean?
- Ruling or controlling with harsh, unyielding strictness.
- What letters can be added to IRONHANDED?
- No single letter can be added to IRONHANDED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of IRONHANDED:
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