PANDS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. PANDS 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 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PANDS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANDS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANDS
No single letter turns PANDS into another word.
How PANDS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PANDS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does PANDS mean in Scrabble?
PANDS is the plural of PAND.
Words ending in PANDS
3 words end in PANDS. Useful as a back hook: play PANDS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in PANDS
Common questions about PANDS
- Is PANDS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PANDS is not in it.
- How many points is PANDS worth?
- PANDS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PANDS?
- No single letter can be added to PANDS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PANDS:
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