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Hales

h 4a 1l 1e 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of hale

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does hales mean?

noun

  1. a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

    Synonymsnathan hale

  2. United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

    Synonymsgeorge ellery hale

  3. prolific United States writer (1822-1909)

    Synonymsedward everett hale

verb

  1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

    “She forced him to take a job in the city”

    Synonymscoercesqueezepressureforce

  2. draw slowly or heavily

    “haul stones”

    Synonymshaulcartdrag

Definitions shown for hale, the base form of hales.

Is HALES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) Yes

How many points is HALES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
h 4a 1l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3a 1l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
h 4a 1l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
h 3a 1l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in HALES

Anagrams 6

halsehealsleashselahshalesheal

Hooks for HALES

Add one letter to the front or back of HALES to make another word.

Front hooks

shaleswhales

Back hooks

halest

Words that end like HALES

Common words that share the ending -ALES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

salesmalestalesscalesbalesgalespalesalesstalesfemalesfinalesimpaleslocalesregalestelltalesrationalestimescaleswholesalesnightingaleswhalesexhalesinhales
All words ending in -ALES

Hales: quick answers

Is HALES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HALES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HALES worth?
HALES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hales mean?
hales is the plural and third-person singular form of hale, which means “a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HALES?
You can make 44 shorter words from HALES, such as HAES, HALE, HEAL, LAHS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HALES?
HALES rearranges into HALSE, HEALS, LEASH, SELAH, SHALE, SHEAL.