Is BROADENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADENS mean?
Broadens is a form of BROADEN.
- verb
make broader
“broaden the road”
- verb
extend in scope or range or area
“The law was extended to all citizens”
- verb
vary in order to spread risk or to expand
“The company diversified”
- verb
become broader
“The road broadened”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
8
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 11 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 BROADENS
BROADENS 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.
Anagrams of BROADENS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BROADENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bandores11
- banders10
- bandore10
- bonders10
- broaden10
- robands10
- boranes9
- abodes9
- adobes9
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- ardebs9
- bander9
- bardes9
- barned9
- beards9
- boards9
- bonder9
- brands9
- breads9
- broads9
- debars9
- desorb9
- dobras9
- roband9
- sabred9
- serdab9
- sorbed9
- barons8
- beanos8
- boners8
- borane8
- boreas8
- abode8
- adobe8
- ardeb8
- bands8
- baned8
- barde8
- bards8
- bared8
- based8
- beads8
- beard8
- bends8
- board8
- bodes8
- bonds8
- boned8
- bored8
- brads8
- brand8
- bread8
- broad8
- darbs8
- debar8
- dobes8
- dobra8
- drabs8
- orbed8
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