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MENDS

5 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What MENDS Means

MENDS is a form of MEND, which means:

  1. noun: sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)“her stockings had several mends”
  2. noun: the act of putting something in working order again
  3. verb: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken“She repaired her TV set”
  4. verb: heal or recover“My broken leg is mending”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

MENDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as M3 E1 N1 D2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In MENDS

25 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

4 letter words (7)

3 letter words (11)

2 letter words (7)

Longer Words Containing MENDS

MENDS appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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