AWARD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. AWARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AWARD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AWARD is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AWARD
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AWARD scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AWARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does AWARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A prize, payment or other formal decision granted to a person, group or organization for outstanding achievement, merit, or as the result of a legal decision.
A film festival hands out an award to honor the best performance or picture of the year, while a court or panel of arbitrators can also issue an award, meaning a formal ruling that settles a dispute and often orders one side to pay the other a set sum. Employers sometimes use award loosely for a bonus or grant given to a deserving employee, extending the word beyond formal ceremonies into everyday workplace language. Sporting bodies, universities and professional organizations all rely on the same basic idea, presenting an award as a visible, lasting mark of recognition rather than a purely private compliment. The verb award, meaning to grant something formally, comes from the same root and is used just as widely, as when a judge awards damages to the injured party.
How AWARD is used
Common in everyday, legal, academic and ceremonial contexts wherever a prize, payment or formal decision recognizing merit or settling a claim is discussed.
- She received an award for her research into renewable energy.
- The arbitrators issued their award after weeks of hearings.
- His teacher nominated him for a citizenship award.
- The jury's award included both the trophy and a cash prize.
- The court's award ordered the company to pay full compensation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AWARD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AWARD
8 longer words begin with AWARD.
Words ending in AWARD
4 words end in AWARD. Useful as a back hook: play AWARD onto a word already on the board.
Words with AWARD inside
7 words contain AWARD in the middle. Words that start with AWARD are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AWARD
Common questions about AWARD
- Is AWARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AWARD, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AWARD worth?
- AWARD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AWARD mean?
- A prize, payment or other formal decision granted to a person, group or organization for outstanding achievement, merit, or as the result of a legal decision.
- What letters can be added to AWARD?
- AWARD takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AWARD:
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