Is WILDCARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WILDCARDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
9
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + L (1) + D (2) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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.
Definition
Looking for what Wildcards means? Read the full definition, part of speech and example sentences on Wiktionary.
See the definition of WildcardsHooks for WILDCARDS
WILDCARDS 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 WILDCARDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- wildcard15
- discard11
- crawls11
- scrawl11
- caddis10
- drawls10
- claws10
- crawl10
- craws10
- alcids9
- aswirl9
- cairds9
- darics9
- drawl9
- draws9
- sward9
- wadis9
- wards9
- wilds9
- caws9
- claw9
- craw9
- acids8
- acrid8
- alcid8
- asdic8
- cadis8
- caids8
- caird8
- cards8
- clads8
- daric8
- scald8
- swail8
- swirl8
- wails8
- wairs8
- walis8
- daws8
- draw8
- wadi8
- wads8
- ward8
- wild8
- caw8
- drails7
- lairds7
- liards7
- lidars7
- carls7
- crias7
- laics7
- salic7
- acid7
- awls7
- cadi7
- cads7
- caid7
- card7
- clad7
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