Is HARDWARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARDWARES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARDWARES mean?
Hardwares is a form of HARDWARE.
- noun
major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)
- noun
instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal
- noun
(computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 HARDWARES
HARDWARES 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 HARDWARES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hardware15
- warheads15
- warhead14
- shawed13
- shrewd13
- washed13
- awarders12
- hawser12
- rewash12
- washer12
- hawed12
- adwares11
- awarder11
- drawers11
- redraws11
- rewards11
- seaward11
- warders11
- awash11
- hawse11
- shrew11
- adware10
- awards10
- dasher10
- dewars10
- drawer10
- harder10
- redraw10
- reward10
- shader10
- shared10
- sradha10
- waders10
- warder10
- warred10
- haws10
- hews10
- shaw10
- shew10
- shwa10
- waah10
- wash10
- rasher9
- sharer9
- aahed9
- ahead9
- ashed9
- award9
- deash9
- dewar9
- draws9
- hades9
- hards9
- hared9
- heads9
- heard9
- herds9
- sadhe9
- sawed9
- shade9
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