Is HARDFISTED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARDFISTED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARDFISTED mean?
- adjective
unwilling to part with money
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + F (4) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 18 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 HARDFISTED
HARDFISTED 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.
Words you can make from HARDFISTED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- headfirst16
- redshift15
- faddish15
- deafish14
- faithed14
- redfish14
- shafted14
- shifted14
- diehards13
- faddiest13
- fathers13
- hafters13
- ratfish13
- shifter13
- fashed13
- fished13
- hafted13
- hardiest12
- diehard12
- drafted12
- drifted12
- faddier12
- faddist12
- haddest12
- reddish12
- afresh12
- faiths12
- father12
- fetish12
- firths12
- fisher12
- friths12
- hafter12
- sharif12
- sherif12
- shrift12
- trefah12
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dithers11
- farside11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- strafed11
- threads11
- trashed11
- dashed11
- dished11
- farded11
- shaded11
- siddha11
- faith11
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