Is POWDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POWDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POWDERS mean?
Powders is a form of POWDER.
- noun
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
- noun
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
- noun
any of various cosmetic or medical preparations dispensed in the form of a pulverized powder
- verb
make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
“pulverize the grains”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
P (3) + O (1) + W (4) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 13 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 POWDERS
POWDERS 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 POWDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- powder12
- powers11
- dowers10
- dowser10
- drowse10
- power10
- prows10
- dopers9
- pedros9
- prosed9
- spored9
- dower9
- dowse9
- rowed9
- sowed9
- sword9
- words9
- pews9
- pows9
- prow9
- spew9
- swop9
- doper8
- dopes8
- dorps8
- drops8
- pedro8
- pored8
- posed8
- prods8
- resow8
- roped8
- serow8
- sower8
- spode8
- swore8
- worse8
- dews8
- dows8
- drew8
- owed8
- weds8
- word8
- pew8
- pow8
- pores7
- poser7
- prose7
- repos7
- ropes7
- spore7
- deps7
- dope7
- dorp7
- drop7
- oped7
- owes7
- owse7
- peds7
- pods7
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