Is HAREBRAINED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAREBRAINED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAREBRAINED mean?
- adjective
very foolish
“harebrained ideas”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + E (1) + B (3) + R (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 17 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 HAREBRAINED
HAREBRAINED 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 HAREBRAINED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- barehand14
- barehead14
- hairband14
- herbaria13
- diarrhea12
- hardener12
- harridan12
- hinderer12
- reharden12
- herbier12
- behead12
- behind12
- herbed12
- adherer11
- airhead11
- handier11
- hardier11
- harried11
- headier11
- herried11
- inhered11
- reheard11
- rehired11
- abrader10
- bandier10
- beadier10
- bendier10
- berried10
- braider10
- brained10
- brander10
- errhine10
- herniae10
- inbreed10
- rebrand10
- adhere10
- dehair10
- dharna10
- hadean10
- haired10
- hander10
- harden10
- harder10
- header10
- heired10
- herder10
- hinder10
- rehab10
- barnier9
- abider9
- abrade9
- baidar9
- bander9
- barned9
- barred9
- beader9
- beaned9
- bender9
- binder9
- birder9
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