Is PROVIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVIDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVIDES mean?
Provides is a form of PROVIDE.
- verb
give something useful or necessary to
“We provided the room with an electrical heater”
- verb
give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
“The hostess provided lunch for all the guests”
- verb
determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
“The will provides that each child should receive half of the money”
- verb
mount or put up
“put up a good fight”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PROVIDES
PROVIDES 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 PROVIDES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PROVIDES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disprove14
- provide13
- proved12
- vespid12
- devisor11
- devoirs11
- visored11
- voiders11
- pervos11
- proves11
- vipers11
- periods10
- devoir10
- divers10
- drives10
- droves10
- videos10
- voider10
- pervo10
- pervs10
- prove10
- viper10
- dopers9
- dopier9
- pedros9
- period9
- poised9
- prides9
- prised9
- prosed9
- redips9
- spider9
- spired9
- spored9
- vireos9
- devis9
- diver9
- dives9
- doves9
- drive9
- drove9
- rived9
- roved9
- video9
- vised9
- voids9
- perv9
- spiv9
- espoir8
- poiser8
- posier8
- dipso8
- doper8
- dopes8
- dorps8
- drips8
- drops8
- overs8
- pedis8
- pedro8
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