Is WINDAGES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WINDAGES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WINDAGES mean?
Windages is a form of WINDAGE.
- noun
the retarding force of air friction on a moving object
- noun
the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore of the gun
- noun
exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
- noun
the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + G (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 WINDAGES
WINDAGES 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 WINDAGES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swinged12
- windage12
- dawing11
- dewing11
- gnawed11
- swaged11
- wading11
- winged11
- aweing10
- dewans10
- diwans10
- dwines10
- gawsie10
- sawing10
- sewing10
- snawed10
- swinge10
- wadies10
- widens10
- wigans10
- waged10
- awing9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dewan9
- diwan9
- dwine9
- gnaws9
- gwine9
- sawed9
- swage9
- swang9
- swing9
- wades9
- wadis9
- wages9
- wands9
- waned9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- wigan9
- winds9
- wined9
- wings9
- wised9
- deigns8
- design8
- dinges8
- gained8
- signed8
- singed8
- sewan8
- sinew8
- swain8
- swine8
- wains8
- wanes8
- weans8
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