Scrabble Dictionary
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HAND
Scrabble Validity
✅ Valid Word
Valid in:
- SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK)
- TWL/NWL (Scrabble US)
- ENABLE (Words with Friends)
Tile Values
H
4
A
1
N
1
D
2
Σ
8
Definitions
Noun
- physical assistance; "give me a hand with the chores"
- terminal part of the forelimb in certain vertebrates (e.g. apes or kangaroos); "the kangaroo's forearms seem undeveloped but the powerful five-fingered hands are skilled at feinting and clouting"- Springfield (Mass.) Union
- a rotating pointer on the face of a timepiece; "the big hand counts the minutes"
- the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
- ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
- one of two sides of an issue; "on the one hand..., but on the other hand..."
- something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible"
- a round of applause to signify approval; "give the little lady a great big hand"
- the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time; "I didn't hold a good hand all evening"; "he kept trying to see my hand"
- a position given by its location to the side of an object; "objections were voiced on every hand"
- a card player in a game of bridge; "we need a 4th hand for bridge"
- a member of the crew of a ship; "all hands on deck"
- a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
- a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"
Verb
- guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
- place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
About the word HAND
Yes, HAND is a valid Scrabble word. If you play it, you can score 8 points in Scrabble. It is recognized as a playable word in the SOWPODS/CSW (Scrabble UK), TWL/NWL (Scrabble US), ENABLE (Words with Friends) dictionaries.
HAND is a 4-letter word. It contains 1 vowels and 3 consonants.