Is HARMLESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARMLESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARMLESS mean?
- adjective
not causing or capable of causing harm
“harmless bacteria”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + M (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) = 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 HARMLESS
Single letters that turn HARMLESS into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from HARMLESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- marshes12
- mashers12
- shmears12
- smasher12
- almehs11
- harems11
- masher11
- mashes11
- shames11
- shmear11
- ashlers10
- lashers10
- slasher10
- almeh10
- haems10
- halms10
- hames10
- harem10
- harms10
- helms10
- hemal10
- herma10
- herms10
- marsh10
- shame10
- shams10
- smash10
- armless9
- ashler9
- halers9
- hassel9
- hassle9
- lasher9
- lashes9
- rashes9
- selahs9
- shales9
- shares9
- sheals9
- shears9
- ahem9
- haem9
- halm9
- hame9
- hams9
- harm9
- helm9
- hems9
- herm9
- mash9
- mesh9
- sham9
- marses8
- masers8
- realms8
- smears8
- ashes8
- haler8
- hales8
- hares8
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