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Herds

h 4e 1r 1d 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 5 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of herd

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does herds mean?

noun

  1. a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

  2. a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

  3. a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

    “his brilliance raised him above the ruck”

    Synonymsruck

verb

  1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

    “We herded the children into a spare classroom”

    Synonymscrowd

  2. move together, like a herd

  3. keep, move, or drive animals

    “Who will be herding the cattle when the cowboy dies?”

Definitions shown for herd, the base form of herds.

Is HERDS 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) Yes

How many points is HERDS worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
h 4e 1r 1d 2s 1

Words With Friends

8 pts
h 3e 1r 1d 2s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
h 4e 1r 1d 2s 1

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
h 3e 1r 1d 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in HERDS

Anagrams 2

sherdshred

Hooks for HERDS

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

Front hooks

sherds

Back hooks

None

Words that end like HERDS

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

shepherds
All words ending in -ERDS

Herds: quick answers

Is HERDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HERDS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HERDS worth?
HERDS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does herds mean?
herds is the plural and third-person singular form of herd, which means “a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HERDS?
You can make 27 shorter words from HERDS, such as EDHS, HERD, SHED, EDH. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HERDS?
HERDS rearranges into SHERD, SHRED.