Is DARKENED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DARKENED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DARKENED mean?
- adjective
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
“the darkened margins of the paper”
- adjective
become or made dark by lack of light
“a darkened house”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
D (2) + A (1) + R (1) + K (5) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 DARKENED
DARKENED 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 DARKENED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- kneaded13
- kneader12
- nakeder12
- darked12
- danker11
- darken11
- dekare11
- kerned11
- narked11
- ranked11
- deked11
- drake10
- drank10
- knead10
- kneed10
- naked10
- raked10
- akene9
- kerne9
- rakee9
- dank9
- dark9
- deke9
- drek9
- eked9
- dander8
- darned8
- deaden8
- deader8
- deaned8
- redden8
- rended8
- akee8
- kane8
- karn8
- keen8
- kern8
- knar8
- knee8
- nark8
- rake8
- rank8
- reek8
- dak8
- earned7
- endear7
- neared7
- adder7
- dared7
- dread7
- dreed7
- ended7
- readd7
- reded7
- ark7
- eek7
- eke7
- kae7
- kea7
- ken7
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