Is DURIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DURIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DURIANS mean?
Durians is a form of DURIAN.
- noun
tree of southeastern Asia having edible oval fruit with a hard spiny rind
- noun
huge fruit native to southeastern Asia `smelling like Hell and tasting like Heaven'; seeds are roasted and eaten like nuts
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 8 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 DURIANS
DURIANS 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 DURIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dinars7
- drains7
- durian7
- nadirs7
- radius7
- ranids7
- unsaid7
- nairus6
- darns6
- dinar6
- drain6
- duras6
- durns6
- nadir6
- nards6
- nidus6
- nurds6
- raids6
- rands6
- ranid6
- rinds6
- ursid6
- airns5
- auris5
- nairu5
- naris5
- rains5
- ranis5
- ruins5
- sarin5
- unais5
- aids5
- ands5
- arid5
- dais5
- dans5
- darn5
- dins5
- duns5
- dura5
- durn5
- nard5
- nurd5
- rads5
- raid5
- rand5
- rids5
- rind5
- sadi5
- said5
- sand5
- sard5
- surd5
- urds5
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
- anis4
- anus4
- rain4
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