Is WITHSTANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, WITHSTANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does WITHSTANDS mean?
Withstands is a form of WITHSTAND.
- verb
resist or confront with resistance
“The politician defied public opinion”
- verb
stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
W (4) + I (1) + T (1) + H (4) + S (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 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 WITHSTANDS
WITHSTANDS 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 WITHSTANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- withstand16
- whatsits14
- whatsis13
- whatsit13
- widths13
- standish12
- swaths12
- whists12
- whids12
- width12
- sandhis11
- shawn11
- shaws11
- shwas11
- swash11
- swath11
- swish11
- swith11
- thaws11
- whats11
- whins11
- whist11
- whits11
- wisha11
- whid11
- shantis10
- danish10
- dashis10
- diwans10
- sandhi10
- haws10
- hwan10
- shaw10
- shwa10
- thaw10
- wash10
- what10
- whin10
- whit10
- wish10
- with10
- haints9
- shanti9
- snaths9
- swains9
- twains9
- twists9
- waists9
- witans9
- dashi9
- dawns9
- dawts9
- diwan9
- hadst9
- hands9
- hinds9
- shads9
- wadis9
- wands9
- winds9
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