Is HARPOONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HARPOONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HARPOONS mean?
Harpoons is a form of HARPOON.
- noun
a spear with a shaft and barbed point for throwing; used for catching large fish or whales; a strong line is attached to it
- verb
spear with a harpoon
“harpoon whales”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
8
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + R (1) + P (3) + O (1) + O (1) + N (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 HARPOONS
HARPOONS 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 HARPOONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- harpoon12
- orphans12
- orphan11
- pharos11
- phonos11
- harps10
- hoops10
- opahs10
- phono10
- phons10
- poohs10
- sharp10
- soprano9
- honors9
- shoran9
- haps9
- harp9
- hasp9
- hoop9
- hops9
- opah9
- pash9
- phon9
- phos9
- pooh9
- posh9
- shop9
- soph9
- aprons8
- parson8
- pornos8
- hoars8
- honor8
- horas8
- horns8
- sharn8
- shoon8
- shorn8
- hap8
- hop8
- pah8
- pho8
- poh8
- apron7
- poons7
- porno7
- porns7
- praos7
- proas7
- proso7
- sapor7
- snoop7
- sopor7
- spoon7
- spoor7
- haos7
- hoar7
- hons7
- hora7
- horn7
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