189 words come out when you unscramble HARDBOUND, starting with HARDBOUND itself: 16 in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
H43A1R1D2B34O1U12N12D2
Per tile: Scrabble value, Words With Friends in blue where different.
Counting the words from HARDBOUND by length: 1 with 9 letters, 2 with 7, 8 with 6, 35 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 23 with 2. None has 8 letters.
The 5-letter words from HARDBOUND are led by BANDH and BUNDH, 11 points each. BOARD, BRAND and ROUND are the familiar ones.
60 4-letter words you get when you unscramble HARDBOUND; 4 of them share the top score of 9. HARD, HAND and HOUR are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words you get when you unscramble HARDBOUND, 4 score 8 points, the group's best. HAD, ADD and BAD are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of HARDBOUND but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with HA · ending in ND · all 9-letter words
The 8 best-scoring answers and what they mean, led by BODHRAN and BUDDHA (13 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
HARDBOUND works in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK, and it appears in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARDBOUND itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 189) | 138 | 189 | 125 |
* Based on the list Words With Friends started from; the live game may differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: BANDH, BUNDH, UNHOARD, BHUNA, HOUDAN, BAHU, DONAH, HUDNA, ABORD, BARDO, BOH, BOURD and 39 more, 51 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: BUDDHA, BRUH, HUNDO, ODAH, DOH, DUH, ANDRO, BUNA, RANDO, OBA, DAN, ODA and 1 more, 13 in all.
This word takes every letter of HARDBOUND plus a single extra one.