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HAZEL

HAZEL is a valid 5-letter word in our dictionary. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends, before any board multipliers.

What Does HAZEL Mean?

Definitions are provided by the third-party Free Dictionary API, with Datamuse as a fallback when it has no entry. Nothing is sent to either service unless you request this lookup.

Letter by Letter

LetterhazelTotal
Scrabble41101117
Words With Friends31101217

Word Game Intelligence

HAZEL Analysis

Vowel & Consonant Structure

2 vowels · 3 consonants

Vowels (A at #2, E at #4)

Hook Letters (Scrabble / WWF)

Front hooks: G-
Back hooks: -S

High-value tiles: H, Z

Wordle Playability

A-Tier

Letter frequency score: 73/100

HAZEL uses specialized consonants or duplicates, making it a targeted mid-game guess.

Hive & Anagram Power

5 unique letters · 22 sub-words

Valid Spelling Bee / WordHive puzzle candidate (uses ≤7 unique letters).

Is HAZEL a Wordle Word?

HAZEL is five letters and appears in our everyday-word list, so it works as a Wordle guess and is the kind of word that turns up as an answer. Puzzle editors keep their own answer list, so treat this as a strong candidate rather than a guarantee. Narrow the field with the Wordle Solver.

Anagrams of HAZEL

One other word uses exactly these letters.

hazle

Words Inside HAZEL

22 shorter words can be built from these letters. Useful when HAZEL won't fit on the board.

halehazeheallazezealalehaelahlealezzeazelaeahaleaehelhahelaza

HAZEL Appears In

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