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
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
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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