Unscramble HAZEL
HAZEL is itself a valid word in both Scrabble and Words With Friends, worth 17 points and 17 respectively on plain squares. Rearranged and shortened, the same 5 letters make 19 words in total, from 5 letters down to two. No other word uses all 5 letters, which makes it a safe rack to hold. The highest scoring option is HAZEL at 17 points in Scrabble. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as the C. avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American species are C. Americana,…
What HAZEL is worth
Face value only, before any premium square. These letters happen to be worth the same in both games, 17 points.
| Letter | In HAZEL | Scrabble | Words With Friends |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | 1× | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1× | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1× | 4 | 3 |
| l | 1× | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1× | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 5 | 17 | 17 |
More ways to use these letters
Scores shown are the bare tile values. Premium squares, and the fifty point bonus for using all seven tiles, are not included because they depend on where the word lands. More on that here.