Is HAZELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HAZELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HAZELS mean?
Hazels is a form of HAZEL.
- adjective
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
- noun
Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
- noun
the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)
- noun
any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 6
H (4) + A (1) + Z (10) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 18 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 HAZELS
HAZELS 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 HAZELS
The 55 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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