Is AFTERNOONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AFTERNOONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AFTERNOONS mean?
Afternoons is a form of AFTERNOON.
- noun
the part of the day between noon and evening
“he spent a quiet afternoon in the park”
- noun
a conventional expression of greeting or farewell
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + F (4) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + N (1) + O (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 13 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 AFTERNOONS
AFTERNOONS 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 AFTERNOONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- afternoon12
- frontons11
- seafront11
- eftsoon10
- fanners10
- festoon10
- foetors10
- footers10
- fornent10
- frontes10
- fronton10
- afters9
- fanner9
- fanons9
- fasten9
- faster9
- fetors9
- foetor9
- footer9
- forest9
- fortes9
- foster9
- freons9
- fronts9
- nonfat9
- soften9
- softer9
- strafe9
- nortenas8
- nortenos8
- resonant8
- sonorant8
- afoot8
- afore8
- afros8
- after8
- fanes8
- fanon8
- fanos8
- fares8
- faros8
- farts8
- fates8
- fatso8
- fears8
- feast8
- feats8
- ferns8
- festa8
- fetas8
- fetor8
- fonts8
- foots8
- fores8
- forte8
- forts8
- frats8
- frena8
- freon8
- frets8
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