HARDNESS — 8 letter word
hardness
The word hardness has 8 letters: H, A, R, D, N, E, S, S. It contains 2 vowels and 6 consonants. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. As a noun, it means "excessive sternness".
8 letter word "hardness": H A R D N E S S — noun
Scrabble score: 12 Words With Friends: 12
Letter Analysis of hardness
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 2 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 6 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of hardness
noun
- excessive sternness Synonyms: severity
- the quality of being difficult to do "They assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness." Synonyms: ruggedness
- devoid of passion or feeling Synonyms: unfeelingness, callousness, callosity, insensibility
- a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present"
- the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure