Is ANNOUNCED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANNOUNCED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANNOUNCED mean?
- adjective
declared publicly; made widely known
“their announced intentions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + N (1) + O (1) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 ANNOUNCED
ANNOUNCED 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 ANNOUNCED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cannoned11
- nondance11
- uncanned11
- announce10
- nuanced10
- acnode9
- canned9
- canoed9
- conned9
- deacon9
- ancone8
- cannon8
- nuance8
- acned8
- adunc8
- caned8
- coden8
- coned8
- coude8
- dance8
- decan8
- douce8
- dunce8
- adnoun7
- duenna7
- undone7
- ancon7
- canoe7
- canon7
- nonce7
- ocean7
- ounce7
- aced7
- cade7
- coda7
- code7
- coed7
- cued7
- dace7
- deco7
- duce7
- nonane6
- anode6
- donna6
- donne6
- dunno6
- acne6
- cane6
- cone6
- conn6
- once6
- unco6
- cad6
- cod6
- cud6
- doc6
- dean5
- dona5
- done5
- dune5
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