Is VARNISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VARNISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VARNISHED mean?
- adjective
having a coating of stain or varnish
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + R (1) + N (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 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 VARNISHED
VARNISHED 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 VARNISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ravished15
- vanished15
- enravish14
- vanisher14
- dervish14
- shrived14
- evanish13
- shriven13
- vahines13
- varnish13
- shaved13
- shived13
- handsier12
- invaders12
- havens12
- havers12
- ravish12
- shaven12
- shaver12
- shavie12
- shiver12
- shrive12
- vahine12
- vanish12
- hived12
- adviser11
- airshed11
- dashier11
- dehairs11
- handers11
- handier11
- hardens11
- hardies11
- hinders11
- invader11
- invades11
- nerdish11
- ravined11
- shadier11
- shrined11
- verdins11
- haven11
- haver11
- haves11
- hives11
- shave11
- shiva11
- shive11
- hernias10
- nearish10
- ravines10
- advise10
- danish10
- dasher10
- davens10
- davies10
- dehair10
- divans10
- divers10
- driven10
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