Is BROADS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BROADS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BROADS mean?
Broads is a form of BROAD.
- adjective
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
“wide roads”
- adjective
broad in scope or content
“across-the-board pay increases”
- adjective
not detailed or specific
“a broad rule”
- adjective
lacking subtlety; obvious
“gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
6
Letters
B (3) + R (1) + O (1) + A (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 9 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 BROADS
BROADS 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 BROADS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from BROADS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adorbs9
- adsorb9
- boards9
- dobras9
- bards8
- board8
- brads8
- broad8
- darbs8
- dobra8
- drabs8
- boars7
- boras7
- bads7
- bard7
- bods7
- brad7
- dabs7
- darb7
- drab7
- dorsa6
- roads6
- sarod6
- arbs6
- bars6
- boar6
- boas6
- bora6
- bras6
- bros6
- obas6
- orbs6
- robs6
- soba6
- sorb6
- bad6
- bod6
- dab6
- ados5
- dors5
- dosa5
- odas5
- orad5
- rads5
- road5
- rods5
- sard5
- soda5
- sord5
- abs5
- arb5
- bar5
- bas5
- boa5
- bos5
- bra5
- bro5
- oba5
- orb5
- rob5
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