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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
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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