hardness

1. The quality or condition of being hard.

2. The relative resistance of a metal or other material to denting, scratching, or bending.

3. The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale.

4. Resistance of metal to indentation under a static load or to scratching.

5. The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a mineral as determined by its capacity to scratch another or be itself scratched .

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
hardness	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ad	3
ae	2
ah	5
an	2
ar	2
as	2
da	3
de	3
ed	3
eh	5
en	2
er	2
es	2
ha	5
he	5
na	2
ne	2
re	2
sh	5

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ads	4
ahs	6
and	4
ane	3
are	3
ars	3
ash	6
ass	3
dah	7
dan	4
das	4
den	4
ear	3
edh	7
eds	4
end	4
ens	3
era	3
ern	3
ers	3
ess	3
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hen	6
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hes	6
nae	3
nah	6
rad	4
rah	6
ran	3
ras	3
red	4
res	3
sad	4
sae	3
san	3
sea	3
sen	3
ser	3
sha	6
she	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ahed	8
ands	5
anes	4
ares	4
dahs	8
dans	5
dare	5
darn	5
dash	8
dean	5
dear	5
dens	5
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edhs	8
ends	5
eras	4
erns	4
hade	8
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haen	7
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hand	8
hard	8
hare	7
head	8
hear	7
hens	7
herd	8
hern	7
hers	7
naes	4
nard	5
near	4
nerd	5
ness	4
rads	5
rand	5
rase	4
rash	7
read	5
reds	5
rend	5
resh	7
rhea	7
sade	5
sand	5
sane	4
sans	4
sard	5
sash	7
sear	4
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send	5
sera	4
sers	4
sesh	7
shad	8
shea	7
shed	8
shen	7
shes	7
sned	5
nare	4

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
arses	5
ashed	9
ashen	8
ashes	8
dares	6
darns	6
deans	6
dears	6
deash	9
denar	6
dress	6
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hades	9
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hanse	8
hards	9
hared	9
hares	8
heads	9
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nards	6
nares	5
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reads	6
redan	6
rends	6
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saned	6
saner	5
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sends	6
sensa	5
shade	9
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shard	9
share	8
sharn	8
shear	8
sheas	8
sheds	9
shend	9
sherd	9
shred	9
snare	5
snash	8
sneds	6

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dasher	10
dashes	10
denars	7
endash	10
hander	10
hanses	9
harden	10
rashes	9
redans	7
sadhes	10
sander	7
sarsen	6
sashed	10
sedans	7
shader	10
shades	10
shards	10
shared	10
shares	9
sharns	9
shears	9
shends	10
sherds	10
shreds	10
snared	7
snares	6

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
dashers	11
handers	11
hardens	11
harness	10
sanders	8
shaders	11

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
hardness	12