Is HAW a Scrabble word?
Yes. HAW is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends.
Meaning An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
Interjection 3 meanings
An imitation of laughter, often used to express scorn or disbelief. Often doubled or tripled (haw haw or haw haw haw).
“You think that song was good? Haw!”
An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound somewhat like "haw"; the sound so made.
An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.
Verb 3 meanings
To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with interruption and hesitation.
To turn towards the driver, typically to the left.
“This horse won't haw when I tell him to.”
To cause (an animal) to turn left.
“You may have to go to the front of the pack and physically haw the lead dog.”
Noun 3 meanings
Fruit of the hawthorn.
The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane.
A disease of the nictitating membrane.
Etymology
From Middle English ha (interjection). Compare Old Norse há (interjection), Middle Low German ha, hā (interjection), Old High German aha, hei (interjection).
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HAW at a glance
HAW has 3 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (H 4 + A 1 + W 4) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #24,767 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
Words ending in -HAW
More endings- SHAW10
- THAW10
- RICKSHAW20
- CRENSHAW16
- YEEHAW15
- CHAW12
- SCRIMSHAW19
- PSHAW13
- HAWKSHAW24
- AUTORICKSHAW24
- BASHAW14
- TRISHAW13
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