Is ABIDANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABIDANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABIDANCES mean?
Abidances is a form of ABIDANCE.
- noun
acting according to certain accepted standards
“their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
- noun
the act of dwelling in a place
- noun
the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABIDANCES
ABIDANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABIDANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- abidance13
- cabined12
- cebids11
- acedias10
- bandies10
- basined10
- candies10
- diabase10
- incased10
- indabas10
- scandia10
- cabins10
- ceibas10
- cebid10
- abased9
- abides9
- acedia9
- ascend9
- bandas9
- biased9
- canids9
- cnidae9
- dances9
- decani9
- decans9
- indaba9
- nicads9
- abaci9
- bancs9
- basic9
- bices9
- cabin9
- ceiba9
- naiades8
- casein8
- incase8
- sabine8
- abide8
- acids8
- acned8
- asdic8
- baaed8
- banda8
- bands8
- baned8
- based8
- beads8
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- cades8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caned8
- canid8
- cased8
- cedis8
- cnida8
- daces8
- dance8
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