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Is HOARY a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, HOARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does HOARY mean?

  1. adjective

    showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

    “whose beard with age is hoar”

  2. adjective

    ancient

    “hoary jokes”

  3. adjective

    covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

11

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

5

Letters

H (4) + O (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 11 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 HOARY

HOARY 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 HOARY

The 26 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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