Is PENDULOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENDULOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENDULOUS mean?
- adjective
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
“nodding daffodils”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + U (1) + L (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 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 PENDULOUS
PENDULOUS 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 PENDULOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- unposed10
- louped9
- pounds9
- pseudo9
- pulsed9
- sendup9
- sloped9
- souped9
- upends9
- upsend9
- upsold9
- loudens8
- nodules8
- loupen8
- loupes8
- lupous8
- pleons8
- dopes8
- dupes8
- duple8
- loped8
- pends8
- plods8
- poled8
- ponds8
- posed8
- pound8
- pseud8
- pudus8
- puled8
- spend8
- spode8
- spued8
- updos8
- upend8
- lodens7
- louden7
- loused7
- nodule7
- souled7
- undoes7
- unsold7
- unused7
- lopes7
- loupe7
- loups7
- lupus7
- opens7
- pelon7
- peons7
- pleon7
- poles7
- pones7
- pules7
- pulse7
- slope7
- sunup7
- deps7
- dope7
- dupe7
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