Words Containing HURS

Q: What is the highest-scoring word containing HURS?

CRAYTHURS is worth 17 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are DESULPHURS (16), SAMBHURS (15), BULGHURS (14).

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All Words Containing HURS 8 words

How often does HURS appear in words?

Our combined English word list has 8 words containing HURS. Most are 8 letters long, they average 12.9 points and the best is CRAYTHURS (17 points).

Total words: 8
Most common length: 8 letters; 3 words
Average Scrabble score: 12.9; out of 17 max
Longest word: DESULPHURS; 10 letters
Most common ending: S; 87.5% of words

Most common last letters

s 87.5%
t 12.5%

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Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring word containing HURS

c ₃r ₁a ₁y ₄t ₁h ₄u ₁r ₁s ₁

C 3 + R 1 + A 1 + Y 4 + T 1 + H 4 + U 1 + R 1 + S 1 = 17 points

Double word: 34 pts
Triple word: 51 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

craythurs

No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.

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