Is PEDANTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PEDANTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PEDANTS mean?
Pedants is a form of PEDANT.
- noun
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 10 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 PEDANTS
PEDANTS 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 PEDANTS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PEDANTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pantsed10
- pentads10
- adepts9
- panted9
- pasted9
- pedant9
- pentad9
- patens8
- adept8
- naped8
- paned8
- pated8
- pends8
- spade8
- spaed8
- spend8
- taped8
- staned7
- aspen7
- napes7
- neaps7
- panes7
- pants7
- paste7
- paten7
- pates7
- peans7
- peats7
- septa7
- sneap7
- spate7
- spean7
- spent7
- tapes7
- tepas7
- aped7
- daps7
- deps7
- pads7
- peds7
- pend7
- sped7
- anted6
- dates6
- deans6
- dents6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- stade6
- stand6
- stead6
- tased6
- tends6
- tsade6
- apes6
- apse6
- nape6
- naps6
- neap6
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