ARDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. ARDS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ARDS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARDS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARDS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ARDS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ARDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about ARDS
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of ARDS
The 4 tiles of ARDS in a different order — 2 found.
Words ending in ARDS
Showing 24 of 477 words that end in ARDS. Useful as a back hook: play ARDS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ARDS inside
Showing 24 of 40 words that contain ARDS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ARDS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ARDS
Common questions about ARDS
- Is ARDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ARDS is not in it.
- How many points is ARDS worth?
- ARDS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ARDS?
- ARDS takes 11 hooks: 11 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ARDS:
Open ARDS in the Word Finder