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
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
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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