Is TAILWINDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TAILWINDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TAILWINDS mean?
Tailwinds is a form of TAILWIND.
- noun
wind blowing in the same direction as the path of a ship or aircraft
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + 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 TAILWINDS
TAILWINDS 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 TAILWINDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tailwind12
- windsail12
- diwans10
- twains9
- witans9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- diwan9
- wadis9
- wands9
- wilds9
- winds9
- dialist8
- distain8
- lawns8
- swail8
- swain8
- twain8
- twins8
- wails8
- wains8
- waist8
- waits8
- walis8
- wants8
- wilts8
- witan8
- dawn8
- daws8
- dawt8
- wadi8
- wads8
- wand8
- wild8
- wind8
- distal7
- distil7
- iliads7
- inlaid7
- island7
- sialid7
- awls7
- awns7
- iwis7
- lawn7
- laws7
- sawn7
- slaw7
- snaw7
- staw7
- swan7
- swat7
- taws7
- twas7
- twin7
- wail7
- wain7
- wait7
- wali7
- wans7
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