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
11
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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