Haul
/hɔːl/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Haul
noun
- An act of hauling or pulling, particularly with force; a (violent) pull or tug.
- The distance over which something is hauled or transported, especially if long.
"Getting to his place was a real haul."
- An amount of something that has been taken, especially of fish, illegal loot, or items purchased on a shopping trip.
"The robber’s haul was over thirty items."
- Short for haul video.
- (ropemaking) A bundle of many threads to be tarred.
verb
- To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
"to haul logs to a sawmill"
- To draw or pull something heavy.
- To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
- To drag, to pull, to tug.
- Followed by up: to summon to be disciplined or held answerable for something.
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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 "Haul"
Haul is a 4-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "haul" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Haul" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "haul" is a low-scoring word.