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Hurdles

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Hurdles

noun

  1. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which athletes or horses jump in a race.

    "He ran in the 100 metres hurdles."

  2. A perceived obstacle.
  3. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
  4. A sled or crate on which criminals were formerly drawn to the place of execution.

verb

  1. To jump over something while running.

    "He hurdled the bench in his rush to get away."

  2. To compete in the track and field events of hurdles (e.g. high hurdles).
  3. To overcome an obstacle.
  4. To hedge, cover, make, or enclose with hurdles.

noun

  1. A sport where athletes or animals run along a track obstructed by regularly placed hurdles that must be leapt over.
Anagrams of Hurdles

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "hurdles" and rearranging:

+dhuddlers
+oshoulder
+rhurdlers
Related Word Patterns
HU...Words starting with "hu"...ESWords ending with "es"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "hurdles"
Letter Values
h4
u1
r1
d2
l1
e1
s1

Total: 11 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Hurdles
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Related 7-Letter Words
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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 "Hurdles"

Hurdles is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Hurdles" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "hurdles" is a medium-scoring word.