BEND is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BEND?
| 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 BEND is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BEND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BEND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does BEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To force or guide something straight or rigid into a curved, angled, or crooked shape.
Bend describes changing the shape of an object, such as metal or plastic, without breaking it, and can also refer to a person lowering the body at the waist or knees. The word is also used for a curve in a road, river, or path.
How BEND is used
Transitive and intransitive verb; past tense is bent, though bended appears in fixed phrases.
- She had to bend the wire into a hook shape.
- The road bends sharply near the old bridge.
- He bends down to tie his shoes every morning.
- Metal bends more easily when it is heated first.
- The dancers were bending gracefully at the waist.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BEND
24 longer words begin with BEND.
Words ending in BEND
4 words end in BEND. Useful as a back hook: play BEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with BEND inside
23 words contain BEND in the middle. Words that start with BEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BEND
Common questions about BEND
- Is BEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BEND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BEND worth?
- BEND is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BEND mean?
- To force or guide something straight or rigid into a curved, angled, or crooked shape.
- What letters can be added to BEND?
- BEND takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BEND:
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