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Is hardware a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hardware is a Scrabble US word. The word hardware is worth 15 points in Scrabble:

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Is hardware a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hardware is a Scrabble UK word and has 15 points:

H4A1R1D2W4A1R1E1

Is hardware a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hardware is a Words With Friends word. The word hardware is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3A1R1D2W4A1R1E1

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8-letter words (1 found)

HARDWARE,

7-letter words (3 found)

AWARDER,RAWHEAD,WARHEAD,

6-letter words (8 found)

ADWARE,AWARER,DRAWER,HARDER,REDRAW,REWARD,WARDER,WARRED,

5-letter words (24 found)

AAHED,AHEAD,AREAD,AREAR,ARRAH,AWARD,AWARE,DARER,DARRE,DAWAH,DEWAR,DREAR,HARED,HAWED,HEARD,RADAR,RAHED,RARED,RAWER,WADER,WARED,WARRE,WHARE,WHEAR,

4-letter words (32 found)

ADAW,AHED,ARAR,AREA,ARED,AREW,AWED,DARE,DEAR,DEAW,DRAW,DREW,EARD,HAAR,HADE,HAED,HARD,HARE,HEAD,HEAR,HERD,RADE,RARE,READ,REAR,RHEA,WAAH,WADE,WARD,WARE,WEAR,WHAE,

3-letter words (30 found)

AAH,AHA,ARD,ARE,AWA,AWE,DAE,DAH,DAW,DEW,EAR,EDH,ERA,ERR,HAD,HAE,HAW,HER,HEW,RAD,RAH,RAW,RED,REH,REW,WAD,WAE,WAR,WED,WHA,

2-letter words (17 found)

AA,AD,AE,AH,AR,AW,DA,DE,EA,ED,EH,ER,EW,HA,HE,RE,WE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 116 words from hardware according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hardware

hardware

Etymology

From Middle English hardware; equivalent to hard +‎ -ware; attested since the mid-15th century.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdˌwɛə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑɹdˌwɛɹ/

Noun

hardware (uncountable)

  1. Fixtures, equipment, tools and devices used for general-purpose construction and repair of a structure or object. Also such equipment as sold as stock by a store of the same name, e.g. hardware store.
  2. (informal) Equipment.
    military hardware
  3. (computing) The part of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification; motherboard, expansion cards, etc. Compare software.
  4. (technology) Electronic equipment.
  5. Metal implements.
  6. (slang) A firearm.
  7. (slang) Medals or trophies.
  8. (Philippines) Short for hardware store.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Amharic: ሃርድዌር (hardəwer)

Translations

Further reading

  • hardware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Etymology

English hardware

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑːdweø/, [ˈhɑ̝ːdwe̞ø̞]

Noun

hardware

  1. (anglicism, computing, electronics) Synonym of laitteisto (“hardware”) (physical equipment, as opposed to software)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “hardware”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /aʁ.dwɛʁ/

Noun

hardware m (uncountable)

  1. (computing) hardware
    Synonym: matériel

Further reading

  • “hardware”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English hardware.

Noun

hardware m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey, computing) hardware

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxard.wɛr/
  • Rhymes: -ardwɛr
  • Syllabification: hard‧ware

Noun

hardware m inan

  1. (computer hardware) hardware (material part of a computer)
    Synonym: sprzęt komputerowy
    Coordinate term: software

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • hardware in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hardware in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hard‧wa‧re

Noun

hardware m (plural hardwares)

  1. (computing) hardware (parts of a computer that is fixed and cannot be altered without replacement or physical modification)

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Noun

hardware n (uncountable)

  1. (computing) hardware

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English hardware.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxaɾdweɾ/ [ˈxaɾ.ð̞weɾ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈxarweɾ/ [ˈxa.rweɾ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈxaɾɡweɾ/ [ˈxaɾ.ɣ̞weɾ]

Noun

hardware m (plural hardwares)

  1. (computing) hardware

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

  • “hardware”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org