Is INTENDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INTENDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INTENDS mean?
Intends is a form of INTEND.
- verb
have in mind as a purpose
“I mean no harm”
- verb
design or destine
“She was intended to become the director”
- verb
mean or intend to express or convey
“You never understand what I mean!”
- verb
denote or connote
“`maison' means `house' in French”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 7
I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 INTENDS
INTENDS 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.
Anagrams of INTENDS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from INTENDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dentins8
- indents8
- dentin7
- idents7
- indent7
- intend7
- sinned7
- teinds7
- tinned7
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- tennis6
- deist6
- dents6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- dites6
- edits6
- ident6
- inned6
- nides6
- sited6
- snide6
- stied6
- teind6
- tends6
- tides6
- tined6
- inset5
- neist5
- nines5
- nites5
- senti5
- stein5
- teins5
- tines5
- deni5
- dens5
- dent5
- desi5
- dies5
- diet5
- dine5
- dins5
- dint5
- dite5
- dits5
- edit5
- ends5
- ides5
- nide5
- send5
- side5
- sned5
- teds5
- tend5
- tide5
- tied5
- inns4
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