Is PARDONED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARDONED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARDONED mean?
Pardoned is a form of PARDON.
- verb
accept an excuse for
“Please excuse my dirty hands”
- verb
grant a pardon to
“Ford pardoned Nixon”
- noun
the act of excusing a mistake or offense
- noun
a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + O (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 12 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 PARDONED
PARDONED 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 PARDONED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- aproned10
- operand10
- padrone10
- pandore10
- draped10
- padder10
- ponded10
- adorned9
- pander9
- pardon9
- pernod9
- ponder9
- proned9
- repand9
- doped9
- adored8
- dander8
- darned8
- deodar8
- droned8
- nodder8
- doper8
- drape8
- naped8
- padre8
- paned8
- pared8
- pedro8
- pored8
- raped8
- roped8
- adder7
- apron7
- arpen7
- dared7
- dread7
- odder7
- opera7
- paeon7
- paren7
- pareo7
- prone7
- readd7
- aped7
- apod7
- dopa7
- dope7
- dorp7
- drop7
- oped7
- pard7
- pend7
- pond7
- prod7
- adore6
- adorn6
- andro6
- anode6
- denar6
- drone6
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