Is HURDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HURDLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HURDLES mean?
- noun
a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
H (4) + U (1) + R (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 HURDLES
HURDLES 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 HURDLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hurdle10
- hurled10
- lushed10
- rushed10
- lusher9
- herds9
- hurds9
- sherd9
- shred9
- herls8
- hurls8
- lehrs8
- usher8
- edhs8
- held8
- herd8
- hued8
- shed8
- herl7
- hers7
- hues7
- hurl7
- lehr7
- lush7
- resh7
- rhus7
- rush7
- shul7
- duh7
- edh7
- druse6
- duels6
- dulse6
- dures6
- leuds6
- ludes6
- lured6
- ruled6
- slued6
- her6
- hes6
- hue6
- she6
- lures5
- rules5
- dels5
- duel5
- dues5
- dure5
- elds5
- leud5
- lude5
- luds5
- reds5
- rude5
- rued5
- sled5
- sued5
- surd5
- urds5
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