Is ESPLANADES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ESPLANADES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ESPLANADES mean?
Esplanades is a form of ESPLANADE.
- noun
a long stretch of open level ground (paved or grassy) for walking beside the seashore
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + A (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ESPLANADES
ESPLANADES 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 ESPLANADES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- esplanade12
- spaldeens12
- seaplanes11
- deplanes11
- spaldeen11
- paleness10
- paneless10
- seaplane10
- spelaean10
- deplane10
- elapsed10
- paneled10
- passade10
- pesades10
- pleased10
- sepaled10
- sneaped10
- speaned10
- elapses9
- napless9
- paesans9
- pleases9
- sapeles9
- spelean9
- spleens9
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- padles9
- pandas9
- passed9
- pealed9
- pedals9
- pesade9
- planed9
- pleads9
- spades9
- speeds9
- spends9
- endless8
- leadens8
- sandals8
- sendals8
- apneal8
- apneas8
- asleep8
- aspens8
- elapse8
- lapses8
- paeans8
- paesan8
- paleae8
- palsas8
- panels8
- passee8
- passel8
- peasen8
- peases8
- planes8
- please8
- saleps8
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