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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of award

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does awards mean?

noun

  1. a grant made by a law court

    “he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court”

    Synonymsawarding

  2. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

    “an award for bravery”

    Synonymsaccoladehonorhonourlaurels

  3. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

    “the prize was a free trip to Europe”

    Synonymsprize

verb

  1. give, especially as an honor or reward

    “bestow honors and prizes at graduation”

    Synonymspresent

  2. give as judged due or on the basis of merit

    “the referee awarded a free kick to the team”

    Synonymsgrant

Definitions shown for award, the base form of awards.

Is AWARDS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is AWARDS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
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Words With Friends

10 pts
a 1w 4a 1r 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
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NYT Crossplay

11 pts
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Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in AWARDS

Hooks for AWARDS

Add one letter to the front or back of AWARDS to make another word.

Front hooks

vawards

Back hooks

None

Words that end like AWARDS

Common words that share the ending -ARDS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

regardstowardsupwardsbackwardsstandardshazardsrewardsdiscardsforwardsdownwardscowardsinnardsinwardslizardswizardsbombardsbuzzardscustardsgizzardslaggardsmallardsorchardsoutwardsplacards
All words ending in -ARDS

Awards: quick answers

Is AWARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. AWARDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is AWARDS worth?
AWARDS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does awards mean?
awards is the plural and third-person singular form of award, which means “a grant made by a law court”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in AWARDS?
You can make 39 shorter words from AWARDS, such as ADAWS, AWARD, DRAWS, SWARD. See the full list.