Is NATIONWIDE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NATIONWIDE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NATIONWIDE mean?
- adjective
occurring or extending throughout a country or nation
“the event aroused nationwide interest”
- adverb
extending throughout an entire nation
“nationally advertised”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + W (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) = 14 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 NATIONWIDE
NATIONWIDE 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 NATIONWIDE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intwined12
- wantoned12
- twinned11
- intwine10
- dawtie10
- enwind10
- inwind10
- twined10
- waited10
- wanned10
- wanted10
- winned10
- wonned10
- wonted10
- anointed9
- antinode9
- ideation9
- iodinate9
- nidation9
- taenioid9
- intown9
- newton9
- townie9
- wanion9
- wanton9
- adown9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dewan9
- diwan9
- dowie9
- dwine9
- endow9
- indow9
- owned9
- tawed9
- towed9
- waned9
- widen9
- wined9
- wited9
- edition8
- inedita8
- intoned8
- tawie8
- towie8
- twain8
- twine8
- witan8
- awed8
- dawn8
- dawt8
- down8
- owed8
- wade8
- wadi8
- wand8
- wend8
- wide8
- wind8
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