Updated June 2026
a wilderness or barren place
“The travellers crossed the desolate hagar.”
ha·gar
"Hagar" repeats a letter (4 unique of 5), so it rules out fewer options as an opening guess. Its 2 vowels balance the consonants.
"Hagar" is worth 9 points before board bonuses. Aim its letters at double/triple-letter and word squares to lift the score.
Shorter words formed from the letters in “hagar”.
6-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “hagar”.
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