Hazards

Scrabble:20 ptsWWF:19 pts7 letters
Definition of Hazards

noun

  1. The chance of suffering harm; danger, peril, risk of loss.

    "He encountered the enemy at the hazard of his reputation and life."

  2. An obstacle or other feature which causes risk or danger; originally in sports, and now applied more generally.

    "The video game involves guiding a character on a skateboard past all kinds of hazards."

  3. (in driving a vehicle) An obstacle or other feature that presents a risk or danger that justifies the driver in taking action to avoid it.
  4. A sand or water obstacle on a golf course.
  5. The act of potting a ball, whether the object ball (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).

verb

  1. To expose to chance; to take a risk.
  2. To risk (something); to venture, to incur, or bring on.

    "I'll hazard a guess."

Anagrams of Hazards

No exact anagrams found for "hazards". This word has a unique letter combination.

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Hazards"

Hazards is a 7-letter word that scores 20 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Hazards" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hazards" is a high-scoring word. It contains the letter Z, which is worth 10 points.