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Is WANED a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, WANED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does WANED mean?

Waned is a form of WANE.

  1. verb

    grow smaller

    “Interest in the project waned”

  2. verb

    become smaller

    “Interest in his novels waned”

  3. noun

    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

  4. verb

    decrease in phase

    “the moon is waning”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5

W (4) + A (1) + N (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 9 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 WANED

WANED 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 WANED

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from WANED

The 41 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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