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Hardnesses

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About 3 syllables

noun · 10 letters · Rare · plural of hardness

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does hardnesses mean?

noun

  1. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale

  2. a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering

    “the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present”

  3. devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

    Synonymsunfeelingnesscallousnesscallosityinsensibility

  4. the quality of being difficult to do

    “he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness”

    Synonymsruggedness

  5. excessive sternness

    “severity of character”

    Synonymsseverityseverenessharshnessrigorrigour

Definitions shown for hardness, the base form of hardnesses.

Is HARDNESSES 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) No

How many points is HARDNESSES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
h 4a 1r 1d 2n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
h 3a 1r 1d 2n 2e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
h 4a 1r 1d 2n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
h 3a 1r 1d 2n 1e 1s 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in HARDNESSES

Words that end like HARDNESSES

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

addressesexpressesprocessescompressesdistressesprogressessuppressesweaknessesdepressesimpressesoppressespossesseswitnessesaccessesassessesobsessesbuttressescongressescountessesfortresseskindnessesmattressesmistressesprincesses
All words ending in -ESSES

Hardnesses: quick answers

Is HARDNESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HARDNESSES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HARDNESSES worth?
HARDNESSES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hardnesses mean?
hardnesses is the plural of hardness, which means “the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HARDNESSES?
You can make 451 shorter words from HARDNESSES, such as HARNESSED, DASHEENS, ENDASHES, HARDNESS. See the full list.