Is WIDESPREAD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WIDESPREAD is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WIDESPREAD mean?
- adjective
widely circulated or diffused
“a widespread doctrine”
- adjective
distributed over a considerable extent
“far-flung trading operations”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + A (1) + D (2) = 17 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 WIDESPREAD
WIDESPREAD 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 WIDESPREAD
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ripsawed14
- despaired13
- sideward13
- diapered12
- dispread12
- presided12
- respaded12
- spidered12
- swarded12
- wadders12
- waddies12
- waspier12
- wedders12
- weirded12
- widders12
- spewed12
- swiped12
- warped12
- wisped12
- airspeed11
- depside11
- drawees11
- padders11
- paddies11
- resawed11
- wearied11
- pawers11
- pesewa11
- ripsaw11
- spewer11
- swiper11
- wadder11
- waddie11
- warded11
- wedder11
- widder11
- wipers11
- pawed11
- wiped11
- aspired10
- despair10
- diapers10
- praised10
- preside10
- respade10
- speared10
- speired10
- spiered10
- wearies10
- dewars10
- dewier10
- draped10
- drawee10
- padder10
- prided10
- reweds10
- spaded10
- waders10
- wadies10
- waired10
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