Is HARDENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARDENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARDENED mean?
- adjective
used of persons; emotionally hardened
“faced a case-hardened judge”
- adjective
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
“a sword of tempered steel”
- adjective
protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)
“hardened missile silos”
- adjective
made tough by habitual exposure
“hardened fishermen”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for HARDENED
HARDENED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Anagrams of HARDENED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from HARDENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adherend13
- adhered12
- headend12
- redhead12
- handed11
- headed11
- herded11
- adhere10
- hander10
- harden10
- header10
- haded10
- hared9
- heard9
- heder9
- dander8
- darned8
- deaden8
- deader8
- deaned8
- redden8
- rended8
- ahed8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- hard8
- head8
- heed8
- herd8
- earned7
- endear7
- neared7
- adder7
- dared7
- dread7
- dreed7
- ended7
- readd7
- reded7
- haen7
- hare7
- hear7
- here7
- hern7
- rhea7
- dah7
- edh7
- had7
- denar6
- eared6
- ender6
- redan6
- dead6
- deed6
- redd6
- hae6
- hen6
- her6
- nah6
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