Is WINDLASSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WINDLASSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WINDLASSES mean?
Windlasses is a form of WINDLASS.
- noun
lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + A (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 WINDLASSES
WINDLASSES 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 WINDLASSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- swindles12
- wessands12
- wildness12
- windlass12
- windless12
- swindle11
- wessand11
- windles11
- awnless10
- lawines10
- winless10
- wiseass10
- dewans10
- diwans10
- dwales10
- dwines10
- lawned10
- snawed10
- wadies10
- wailed10
- wandle10
- wealds10
- widens10
- wields10
- windle10
- wissed10
- sandless9
- awless9
- lawine9
- sewans9
- sinews9
- swails9
- swains9
- swales9
- swiles9
- swines9
- walies9
- wisses9
- awned9
- dawen9
- dawns9
- dewan9
- diwan9
- dwale9
- dwine9
- lawed9
- sawed9
- wades9
- wadis9
- waled9
- wands9
- waned9
- weald9
- welds9
- wends9
- widen9
- wides9
- wield9
- wilds9
- wiled9
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