Is TIDEWATER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TIDEWATER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TIDEWATER mean?
- noun
low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
- noun
the coastal plain of the South: eastern parts of Virginia and North Carolina and South Carolina and Georgia
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
T (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + W (4) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (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 TIDEWATER
Single letters that turn TIDEWATER into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from TIDEWATER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- waitered12
- wittered12
- dewater11
- tarweed11
- watered11
- wearied11
- dawtie10
- dewier10
- drawee10
- waired10
- waited10
- warted10
- wetted10
- witted10
- iterated9
- waiter9
- watter9
- wetter9
- witter9
- dewar9
- rewed9
- tawed9
- tewed9
- tweed9
- wader9
- wared9
- weird9
- wider9
- wired9
- wited9
- wried9
- attired8
- treated8
- rewet8
- tawer8
- tawie8
- tweer8
- tweet8
- twier8
- water8
- write8
- awed8
- dawt8
- draw8
- drew8
- wade8
- wadi8
- ward8
- weed8
- wide8
- ariette7
- iterate7
- aeried7
- airted7
- dearie7
- derate7
- dieter7
- ideate7
- ratted7
- redate7
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