Is RIDDANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RIDDANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RIDDANCES mean?
Riddances is a form of RIDDANCE.
- noun
the act of removing or getting rid of something
- noun
the act of forcing out someone or something
“the ejection of troublemakers by the police”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + D (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 RIDDANCES
RIDDANCES 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 RIDDANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candider12
- riddance12
- caddies11
- candids11
- candied11
- discard11
- sardined10
- cairned10
- candies10
- cinders10
- dancers10
- dancier10
- discern10
- incased10
- radices10
- rescind10
- sidecar10
- caddie10
- caddis10
- candid10
- carded10
- danced10
- disced10
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- carnies9
- danders9
- dandier9
- dandies9
- drained9
- ascend9
- cadres9
- cairds9
- canids9
- caried9
- cedarn9
- cedars9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- cnidae9
- craned9
- dancer9
- dances9
- darics9
- decani9
- decans9
- dicers9
- nacred9
- nicads9
- rancid9
- sacred9
- scared9
- scried9
- diced9
- randies8
- sandier8
- sardine8
- adders8
- cairns8
- caners8
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