TEND is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TEND?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TEND is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TEND
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TEND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does TEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
To take care of and look after someone or something.
To tend a person, animal, or place means to look after its needs regularly, as a nurse tends a patient, a shepherd tends a flock, or a gardener tends the plants. The same word, followed by to, also describes a general habit or likelihood, as in tends to arrive late.
How TEND is used
Ordinary word, common in both everyday and formal writing.
- She stayed home to tend her sick grandmother.
- Shepherds tend their flocks from dawn until dusk.
- He volunteered to tend the community garden each weekend.
- Nurses tend patients through the long night shifts.
- The old man still tends his orchard every morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TEND
The 4 tiles of TEND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TEND
Showing 24 of 100 words that begin with TEND.
Words ending in TEND
21 words end in TEND. Useful as a back hook: play TEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with TEND inside
Showing 24 of 159 words that contain TEND somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TEND
Common questions about TEND
- Is TEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TEND, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TEND worth?
- TEND is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TEND mean?
- To take care of and look after someone or something.
- What letters can be added to TEND?
- TEND takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TEND:
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