Is HARDIEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARDIEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARDIEST mean?
Hardiest is a form of HARDY.
- adjective
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
“hardy explorers of northern Canada”
- noun
United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
- noun
English novelist and poet (1840-1928)
- adjective
able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
“strawberries are hardy and easy to grow”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 12 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 HARDIEST
HARDIEST 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 HARDIEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- airshed11
- airthed11
- dashier11
- dearths11
- dehairs11
- dithers11
- hardest11
- hardies11
- hardset11
- hatreds11
- shadier11
- sharted11
- shirted11
- threads11
- trashed11
- hastier10
- dasher10
- dearth10
- deaths10
- dehair10
- dither10
- haired10
- hasted10
- hatred10
- hiders10
- histed10
- radish10
- shader10
- shaird10
- shared10
- thirds10
- thread10
- airths9
- ashier9
- earths9
- haters9
- hearts9
- saithe9
- theirs9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- death9
- deshi9
- hades9
- hadst9
- hards9
- hared9
- hated9
- heads9
- heard9
- herds9
- hider9
- hides9
- hired9
- sadhe9
- shade9
- shard9
- sherd9
- shied9
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