WEND is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WEND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WEND?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WEND is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WEND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wendsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WEND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WEND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 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 WEND mean in Scrabble?
verb
literary
To go or travel in a particular direction, especially slowly or by an indirect route.
The verb wend is mostly used today in the fixed phrase to wend one's way, describing a leisurely or indirect journey. It survives in modern English chiefly in this set expression rather than in everyday free use.
How WEND is used
Chiefly used in the phrase to wend one's way, as the old past tense went now belongs to go.
- The travelers began to wend their way home.
- She wends through the crowd toward the exit.
- They wended their way along the narrow mountain path.
- The river wends slowly through the wide valley.
- He will wend his way back before nightfall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WEND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WEND
6 longer words begin with WEND.
Words ending in WEND
1 words end in WEND. Useful as a back hook: play WEND onto a word already on the board.
Words with WEND inside
2 words contain WEND in the middle. Words that start with WEND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WEND
Common questions about WEND
- Is WEND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WEND, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WEND worth?
- WEND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WEND mean?
- To go or travel in a particular direction, especially slowly or by an indirect route.
- What letters can be added to WEND?
- WEND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WEND:
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