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Yes. HAIRSBREADTH is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (12 letters, 21 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: noun
a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"
HAIRSBREADTH (noun): a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker".
hair's-breadth, hair, whisker
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
HAIRSBREADTH scores 21 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×2, B×1, D×1, E×1, H×2, I×1, R×2, S×1, T×1
HAIRSBREADTH is a 12-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 12, starts with H, ends with H, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "HAIRSBREADTH — a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"" (21 Scrabble points).
HAIRSBREADTH is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is HAIRSBREADTH a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
HAIRSBREADTH (noun): a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker".
In standard Scrabble scoring, HAIRSBREADTH totals 21 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. HAIRSBREADTH relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
HAIRSBREADTH is 12 letters long, begins with H, ends with H, and sorts to the alphagram AABDEHHIRRST. There is 1 anagram in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 4 vowels, 8 consonants.
Among 18 tracked 12-letter entries, HAIRSBREADTH ranks by raw score (21 points). Anagram alternatives include HAIRBREADTHS — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include AZOXYBENZOIC, QUIZZABILITY, QUIZZICALITY, AZOXYBENZENE; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, HAIRSBREADTH carries 4 vowels and 8 consonants. Its consonant-heavy shape pairs well with open vowel dumps on the board. Hooks on H or H are common study angles; browse words starting with H and words ending with H to rehearse parallel sets.
HAIRSBREADTH is a 12-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 12, starts with H, ends with H, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 12-letter entries like HAIRSBREADTH frequently cross shorter words; knowing that HAIRSBREADTH contains A, B, D, E, H, I, R, S, T helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as h??????????h to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside HAIRSBREADTH include AD, BR, DT — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: H, A, I, R, S, B, E, D, T. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble hairsbreadth directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 21 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat HAIRSBREADTH as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "HAIRSBREADTH — a very small distance or space; "they escaped by a hair's-breadth"; "they lost the election by a whisker"" (21 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.