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
16
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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