WONDROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. WONDROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WONDROUS?
| 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 WONDROUS is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WONDROUS
No single letter turns WONDROUS into another word.
How WONDROUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WONDROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WONDROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WONDROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Inspiring amazement and delight; marvellous.
Wondrous has a storybook ring that plain wonderful lacks, and poets and fantasy writers reach for it often. It suggests something beyond the ordinary rather than simply pleasant.
How WONDROUS is used
Typical of poetry, fairy tales, and elevated descriptions of marvels.
- The travellers gazed at the wondrous city shining on the hill.
- She told a wondrous tale of dragons and silver rivers.
- A wondrous silence settled over the snowy valley.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WONDROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WONDROUS
3 longer words begin with WONDROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in WONDROUS
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Common questions about WONDROUS
- Is WONDROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WONDROUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WONDROUS worth?
- WONDROUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WONDROUS mean?
- Inspiring amazement and delight; marvellous.
- What letters can be added to WONDROUS?
- No single letter can be added to WONDROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WONDROUS:
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