Is KIDNEYS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KIDNEYS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KIDNEYS mean?
Kidneys is a form of KIDNEY.
- noun
either of two bean-shaped excretory organs that filter wastes (especially urea) from the blood and excrete them and water in urine
“urine passes out of the kidney through ureters to the bladder”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + D (2) + N (1) + E (1) + Y (4) + S (1) = 15 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 KIDNEYS
KIDNEYS 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 KIDNEYS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from KIDNEYS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dinkeys15
- dinkey14
- kidney14
- dinky13
- dykes13
- skyed13
- ensky12
- skiey12
- yikes12
- dyke12
- inky11
- keys11
- kyes11
- syke11
- dikes10
- dinks10
- inked10
- kinds10
- skied10
- key10
- kye10
- sky10
- dynes9
- kines9
- skein9
- desk9
- dike9
- dink9
- disk9
- kids9
- kind9
- sked9
- skid9
- deny8
- deys8
- dyes8
- dyne8
- inks8
- kens8
- kine8
- kins8
- sike8
- sink8
- skin8
- kid8
- snye7
- syne7
- yens7
- yins7
- dey7
- dye7
- ink7
- ken7
- kin7
- kis7
- ski7
- dines6
- nides6
- snide6
- syn6
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