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Is HARDLY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HARDLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HARDLY mean?

  1. adverb

    only a very short time before

    “we hardly knew them”

  2. adverb

    almost not

    “he hardly ever goes fishing”

  3. adverb

    slowly and with difficulty

    “prejudices die hard”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

12

Words With Friends

6

Letters

H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + Y (4) = 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 HARDLY

HARDLY 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 HARDLY

The 40 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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