Is PRODIGALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRODIGALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRODIGALS mean?
Prodigals is a form of PRODIGAL.
- noun
a recklessly extravagant consumer
- adjective
recklessly wasteful
“prodigal in their expenditures”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + D (2) + I (1) + G (2) + A (1) + L (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 PRODIGALS
PRODIGALS 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 PRODIGALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prodigal12
- lapdogs11
- goliards10
- dipolar10
- sparoid10
- lapdog10
- pagods10
- dialogs9
- goliard9
- galops9
- pargos9
- plaids9
- rapids9
- salpid9
- sparid9
- pagod9
- girasol8
- glorias8
- algoid8
- dialog8
- parols8
- polars8
- spiral8
- sporal8
- apods8
- dipso8
- dopas8
- dorps8
- drips8
- drops8
- galop8
- glops8
- gorps8
- grasp8
- grips8
- padis8
- padri8
- pardi8
- pards8
- pargo8
- pirog8
- plaid8
- plods8
- podia8
- prigs8
- prods8
- progs8
- rapid8
- sapid8
- spado8
- sprag8
- sprig8
- sprog8
- algors7
- argils7
- argols7
- aroids7
- dorsal7
- drails7
- glairs7
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