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HEARING

7 letters, 11 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What HEARING Means

  1. noun: (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
  2. noun: an opportunity to state your case and be heard“they condemned him without a hearing”
  3. adjective: able to perceive sound

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HEARING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 E1 A1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.

Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.