Is KINDRED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, KINDRED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does KINDRED mean?
- adjective
similar in quality or character
“a feeling akin to terror”
- noun
group of people related by blood or marriage
- adjective
related by blood or marriage
“kindred clans”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
K (5) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + R (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 KINDRED
Single letters that turn KINDRED into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from KINDRED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dinked12
- dirked12
- kidder12
- kinder11
- kirned11
- diked11
- diker10
- drink10
- inked10
- irked10
- inker9
- reink9
- dike9
- dink9
- dirk9
- drek9
- kind9
- ridden8
- rinded8
- keir8
- kern8
- kier8
- kine8
- kirn8
- rink8
- kid8
- dined7
- dried7
- nided7
- redid7
- ink7
- irk7
- ken7
- kin7
- kir7
- diner6
- died6
- redd6
- ki6
- deni5
- dine5
- dire5
- ired5
- nerd5
- nide5
- rend5
- ride5
- rind5
- did5
- rein4
- den4
- die4
- din4
- end4
- red4
- rid4
- ern3
- ire3
- rei3
- rin3
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