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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 8
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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