Definition of hazel

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • hazel is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • hazel is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • hazel is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of hazel


  • Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hazel tree
    2. pomaderris apetala
  • any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hazelnut
    2. hazelnut tree
  • a shade of brown that is yellowish or reddish; it is a greenish shade of brown when used to describe the color of someone's eyes (noun)
  • of a light brown or yellowish brown color (adjective)
  • the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris) (noun)

See definition of hazel in Merriam Webster