Is TENDONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENDONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENDONS mean?
Tendons is a form of TENDON.
- noun
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 8 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 TENDONS
TENDONS 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 TENDONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stoned7
- tendon7
- nonets6
- sonnet6
- tennos6
- tenons6
- tonnes6
- dents6
- doest6
- donne6
- dotes6
- nodes6
- nosed6
- noted6
- sonde6
- tends6
- toned6
- neons5
- nones5
- nonet5
- notes5
- onset5
- seton5
- steno5
- stone5
- tenno5
- tenon5
- tones5
- tonne5
- dens5
- dent5
- does5
- done5
- dons5
- dose5
- dost5
- dote5
- dots5
- ends5
- node5
- nods5
- odes5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
- tend5
- tods5
- toed5
- eons4
- neon4
- nest4
- nets4
- noes4
- none4
- nose4
- note4
- ones4
- sent4
- snot4
- sone4
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