Is HANDMAIDENS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, HANDMAIDENS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does HANDMAIDENS mean?
Handmaidens is a form of HANDMAIDEN.
- noun
in a subordinate position
“theology should be the handmaiden of ethics”
- noun
a personal maid or female attendant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + M (3) + A (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 18 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 HANDMAIDENS
HANDMAIDENS 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 HANDMAIDENS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- handmaiden17
- handmaids16
- handmade15
- handmaid15
- headsman14
- maddish14
- ashamed13
- headman13
- mehndis13
- samadhi13
- haemins12
- mannish12
- emdash12
- mashed12
- mehndi12
- shamed12
- amandine11
- dadaism11
- deadman11
- demands11
- diadems11
- maddens11
- middens11
- shinned11
- ahimsa11
- ashman11
- ashmen11
- dashed11
- dished11
- haemin11
- handed11
- hemins11
- hidden11
- inmesh11
- mashie11
- shaded11
- shaman11
- siddha11
- amidase10
- anadems10
- maenads10
- maidans10
- maidens10
- medians10
- medinas10
- sandman10
- sandmen10
- sideman10
- damned10
- danish10
- demand10
- desmid10
- diadem10
- endash10
- hadean10
- madden10
- mediad10
- midden10
- minded10
- misadd10
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