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Distends

d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · third-person singular form of distend

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

What does distends mean?

verb

  1. become wider

    “His pupils were dilated”

    Synonymsdilate

  2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure

    “The gas distended the animal's body”

  3. swell from or as if from internal pressure

    “The distended bellies of the starving cows”

Definitions shown for distend, the base form of distends.

Is DISTENDS 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 DISTENDS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 2d 2s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in DISTENDS

Words that end like DISTENDS

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

suspendsattendsdependsextendsintendsdescendspretendsweekendsappendsascendsdefendsimpendsoffendsamendsbookendscommendscontendsgodsendsportendsexpendslegendstranscendsupendsrecommends
All words ending in -ENDS

Distends: quick answers

Is DISTENDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISTENDS 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 DISTENDS worth?
DISTENDS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does distends mean?
distends is the third-person singular form of distend, which means “become wider”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISTENDS?
You can make 181 shorter words from DISTENDS, such as DISTEND, DINTED, DISNEST, DISSED. See the full list.