WYND is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WYND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WYND?
| 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 WYND is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WYND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wyndsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WYND scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WYND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does WYND mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A narrow lane between houses.
Wynd is Scots and northern and comes from the same root as wind, from the idea of a lane that turns. It survives in street names in Edinburgh and Glasgow and is used almost nowhere else.
How WYND is used
Countable: a wynd, two wynds. Scots.
- A wynd is too narrow for a cart and always was.
- The word wynd comes from the same root as wind.
- Street names in Edinburgh are full of wynd.
- Two wynds meeting makes a courtyard by accident.
- A wynd turns, which is where the name comes from.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WYND and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WYND
1 longer words begin with WYND.
Shorter words from the letters in WYND
Common questions about WYND
- Is WYND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WYND, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WYND worth?
- WYND is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WYND mean?
- A narrow lane between houses.
- What letters can be added to WYND?
- WYND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WYND:
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