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Hardscrabble

h 4a 1r 1d 2s 1c 3r 1a 1b 3b 3l 1e 1

About 3 syllables

adjective · 12 letters · Uncommon

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

What does hardscrabble mean?

adjective

  1. barely satisfying a lower standard

    “the sharecropper's hardscrabble life”

Is HARDSCRABBLE 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 HARDSCRABBLE worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
h 4a 1r 1d 2s 1c 3r 1a 1b 3b 3l 1e 1

Words With Friends

25 pts
h 3a 1r 1d 2s 1c 4r 1a 1b 4b 4l 2e 1

Wordfeud

25 pts
h 4a 1r 1d 2s 1c 4r 1a 1b 4b 4l 1e 1

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
h 3a 1r 1d 2s 1c 3r 1a 1b 4b 4l 2e 1

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

Words from the letters in HARDSCRABBLE

Words that end like HARDSCRABBLE

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

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All words ending in -ABBLE

Hardscrabble: quick answers

Is HARDSCRABBLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HARDSCRABBLE is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HARDSCRABBLE worth?
HARDSCRABBLE scores 22 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does hardscrabble mean?
As an adjective, hardscrabble means “barely satisfying a lower standard”.
What words can you make with the letters in HARDSCRABBLE?
You can make 815 shorter words from HARDSCRABBLE, such as SCRABBLED, CASHABLE, HABDABS, SCABBARD. See the full list.