Is PONDWEEDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PONDWEEDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PONDWEEDS mean?
Pondweeds is a form of PONDWEED.
- noun
any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae
- noun
submerged freshwater perennials
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + N (1) + D (2) + W (4) + E (1) + E (1) + D (2) + 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 PONDWEEDS
PONDWEEDS 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 PONDWEEDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pondweed15
- endowed12
- spewed12
- depends11
- deponed11
- deposed11
- despond11
- seedpod11
- downed11
- dowsed11
- wended11
- pwned11
- depones10
- spondee10
- depend10
- endows10
- pended10
- ponded10
- snowed10
- dewed10
- dowed10
- sweep10
- weeps10
- depone9
- depose9
- epodes9
- opened9
- speedo9
- doped9
- downs9
- dowse9
- endow9
- owned9
- sewed9
- sowed9
- swede9
- weeds9
- wends9
- pews9
- pows9
- pwns9
- spew9
- swop9
- weep9
- eddoes8
- peones8
- sended8
- sodden8
- deeps8
- dopes8
- enows8
- epode8
- owsen8
- pedes8
- pends8
- ponds8
- posed8
- speed8
- spend8
- spode8
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