Is WANDERS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WANDERS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WANDERS mean?
Wanders is a form of WANDER.
- verb
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
“The gypsies roamed the woods”
- verb
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
“She cheats on her husband”
- verb
go via an indirect route or at no set pace
“After dinner, we wandered into town”
- verb
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
“the river winds through the hills”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
W (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 11 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 WANDERS
WANDERS 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.
Anagrams of WANDERS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from WANDERS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wardens11
- dewans10
- dewars10
- snawed10
- waders10
- wander10
- warden10
- warned10
- answer9
- resawn9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dewan9
- dewar9
- drawn9
- draws9
- sawed9
- sward9
- wader9
- wades9
- wands9
- waned9
- wards9
- wared9
- wends9
- resaw8
- rewan8
- sawer8
- sewan8
- sewar8
- sware8
- swear8
- wanes8
- wares8
- warns8
- weans8
- wears8
- wrens8
- awed8
- dawn8
- daws8
- dews8
- draw8
- drew8
- wade8
- wads8
- wand8
- ward8
- weds8
- wend8
- denars7
- redans7
- sander7
- snared7
- anew7
- awes7
- awns7
- news7
- raws7
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