Hair

/heː/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:6 pts4 letters
Definition of Hair

noun

  1. A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
  2. The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

    "In the western world, women usually have long hair while men usually have short hair."

  3. A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in structure, composition, and mode of growth.
  4. A cellular outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or stellated.

    "Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the yellow frog lily (Nuphar)."

  5. A locking spring or other safety device in the lock of a rifle, etc., capable of being released by a slight pressure on a hair-trigger.
Anagrams of Hair

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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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 "Hair"

Hair is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Hair" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hair" is a low-scoring word.