Is BEHINDHAND a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHINDHAND is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHINDHAND mean?
- adjective
behind schedule
“was behindhand with the rent”
- adverb
in debt
“he fell behind with his mortgage payments”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) = 20 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 BEHINDHAND
BEHINDHAND 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 BEHINDHAND
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behind12
- bandied11
- handed11
- hidden11
- abided10
- baddie10
- banded10
- bidden10
- haded10
- hided10
- banned9
- binned9
- bedad9
- bided9
- hah9
- heh9
- dinned8
- abide8
- baned8
- henna8
- ahed8
- hade8
- haed8
- hand8
- head8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- bah8
- aided7
- benni7
- dined7
- nided7
- abed7
- bade7
- band7
- bead7
- bend7
- bide7
- bind7
- haen7
- dah7
- edh7
- had7
- hid7
- inned6
- bane6
- bani6
- bean6
- bine6
- dead6
- died6
- nabe6
- ahi6
- bad6
- bed6
- bid6
- dab6
- deb6
- dib6
Study BEHINDHAND and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.
