haar
Plural: haars
Noun
- A cold, wet sea fog, especially common on the eastern coasts of Britain.
- Thick, cold, wet fog along the northeastern coast of Northern England and Scotland.
- A wind, especially one from the east, which blows in this fog.
Examples
- The HAAR of confusion cleared once he saw the triple word score for his seven-letter play.
Origin / Etymology
Attested since the late 17th century, alongside Scots haar (“cold easterly wind; misty wind; cold fog or mist”).
Perhaps ultimately from Middle Dutch hare (“cold wind”) or a related Low German word; compare Dutch harig (“windy; foggy, misty”), Saterland Frisian harig (“misty”).
Alternatively, perhaps simply a northern English or Scottish variant of hoar, or a borrowing of Old Norse hárr (“hoary”).
Scrabble Score: 7
haar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhaar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
haar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 6
haar: valid Words With Friends Word