Is PANDEMICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PANDEMICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PANDEMICS mean?
Pandemics is a form of PANDEMIC.
- noun
an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world
- adjective
epidemic over a wide geographical area
“a pandemic outbreak of malaria”
- adjective
existing everywhere
“pandemic fear of nuclear war”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 9
P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 16 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 PANDEMICS
PANDEMICS 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 PANDEMICS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PANDEMICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mindscape16
- midspace15
- pandemic15
- pemicans14
- decamps14
- scamped14
- encamps13
- pemican13
- camped13
- decamp13
- midcap13
- dampens12
- endcaps12
- impends12
- encamp12
- scampi12
- amnesic11
- cinemas11
- inscape11
- capsid11
- dampen11
- endcap11
- impend11
- medics11
- minced11
- scaped11
- spaced11
- spiced11
- campi11
- camps11
- scamp11
- candies10
- incased10
- maidens10
- medians10
- medinas10
- pandies10
- sideman10
- amices10
- anemic10
- apices10
- apneic10
- camise10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- manics10
- minces10
- mispen10
- panics10
- pecans10
- spicae10
- amped10
- caped10
- damps10
- demic10
- imped10
- maced10
- medic10
- paced10
- camp10
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