HARD — 4 letter word
hard
The word hard has 4 letters: H, A, R, D. It contains 1 vowel and 3 consonants. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. As a adverb, it means "with effort or force or vigor".
4 letter word "hard": H A R D — adverb
Scrabble score: 8 Words With Friends score: 7
Letter analysis of hard
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| D | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
1 vowels, 3 consonants, 4 unique letters
Definition of hard
adverb
- with effort or force or vigor "the team played hard"
- to the full extent possible
- slowly and with difficulty "prejudices die hard"
- causing great damage or hardship "industries hit hard by the depression" Synonyms: severely
- with firmness "held hard to the railing" Synonyms: firmly
- earnestly or intently "thought hard about it"
- with pain or distress or bitterness "We took the rejection very hard."
- very near or close in space or time "it stands hard by the railroad tracks"
- into a solid condition "concrete that sets hard within a few hours"
- indulging excessively Synonyms: heavily, intemperately
adjective
- not easy Synonyms: difficult
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion Synonyms: heavy, arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling
- dried out "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"
- unfortunate or hard to bear "had hard luck" Synonyms: tough
- resisting weight or pressure
- dispassionate "took a hard look"
- (of speech sounds) Synonyms: soft
- (of light) transmitted directly from a pointed light source Synonyms: concentrated
- being distilled rather than fermented Synonyms: strong
- given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors "a hard drinker" Synonyms: heavy, intemperate
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords Synonyms: voiceless, unvoiced, surd
- very strong or vigorous Synonyms: severe, knockout