Is AFFORDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AFFORDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AFFORDS mean?
Affords is a form of AFFORD.
- verb
be able to spare or give up
“I can't afford to spend two hours with this person”
- verb
be the cause or source of
“He gave me a lot of trouble”
- verb
have the financial means to do something or buy something
“We can't afford to send our children to college”
- verb
afford access to
“the door opens to the patio”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + F (4) + F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + D (2) + 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 AFFORDS
AFFORDS 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 AFFORDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- afford13
- draffs13
- daffs12
- doffs12
- draff12
- raffs11
- daff11
- doff11
- offa10
- offs10
- raff10
- fados9
- fards9
- fords9
- aff9
- off9
- afros8
- faros8
- sofar8
- fado8
- fads8
- fard8
- ford8
- afro7
- arfs7
- faro7
- fora7
- oafs7
- sofa7
- fad7
- dorsa6
- roads6
- sarod6
- arf6
- far6
- fas6
- for6
- fro6
- oaf6
- ados5
- dors5
- dosa5
- odas5
- orad5
- rads5
- road5
- rods5
- sard5
- soda5
- sord5
- fa5
- of5
- aros4
- oars4
- osar4
- soar4
- sora4
- ado4
- ads4
- das4
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