Is BEHINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BEHINDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BEHINDS mean?
Behinds is a form of BEHIND.
- adverb
in or to or toward the rear
“he followed behind”
- adverb
remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from
“when he died he left much unfinished work behind”
- noun
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
- adjective
having the lower score or lagging position in a contest
“behind by two points”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + H (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 BEHINDS
BEHINDS 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 BEHINDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- behind12
- shined10
- deshi9
- hides9
- hinds9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- bish9
- bends8
- bides8
- binds8
- shine8
- dish8
- edhs8
- hide8
- hied8
- hind8
- shed8
- sidh8
- bines7
- beds7
- bend7
- bide7
- bids7
- bind7
- debs7
- dibs7
- hens7
- hies7
- hins7
- hisn7
- shen7
- shin7
- sinh7
- edh7
- hid7
- dines6
- nides6
- snide6
- bens6
- bine6
- bins6
- bise6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- snib6
- bed6
- bid6
- deb6
- dib6
- hen6
- hes6
- hie6
- hin6
- his6
- she6
- deni5
- dens5
- desi5
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