Is BENDWAYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENDWAYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + W (4) + A (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 17 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.
Definition
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See the definition of BendwaysHooks for BENDWAYS
BENDWAYS 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 BENDWAYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- endways14
- bawdy14
- bendays13
- swayed13
- yawned13
- benday12
- bendys12
- sawney12
- wynds12
- yawed12
- abyed11
- bandy11
- bawds11
- bayed11
- beady11
- bendy11
- newsy11
- waney11
- yawns11
- dewy11
- wady11
- wynd11
- dewans10
- snawed10
- abyes10
- bawns10
- newbs10
- awny10
- bawd10
- sway10
- wany10
- ways10
- wyes10
- wyns10
- yawn10
- yaws10
- yews10
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dewan9
- dynes9
- sandy9
- sawed9
- sayed9
- wades9
- wands9
- waned9
- wends9
- abye9
- abys9
- bawn9
- bays9
- beys9
- byes9
- newb9
- swab9
- wabs9
- webs9
- way9
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