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Wards

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

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

What does wards mean?

noun

  1. a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

  2. a district into which a city or town is divided for the purpose of administration and elections

  3. block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care

    “they put her in a 4-bed ward”

    Synonymshospital ward

  4. English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

    Synonymsbarbara wardbaroness jackson of lodsworth

  5. English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)

    Synonymsmary augusta arnold ward

  6. United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)

    Synonymsmontgomery wardaaron montgomery ward

verb

  1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect

    “guard my possessions while I'm away”

    Synonymsguard

Definitions shown for ward, the base form of wards.

Is WARDS 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 WARDS worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
w 5a 1r 1d 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in WARDS

Anagrams 2

drawssward

Hooks for WARDS

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

Front hooks

awardsswards

Back hooks

None

Words that end like WARDS

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.

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All words ending in -ARDS

Wards: quick answers

Is WARDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WARDS 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 WARDS worth?
WARDS scores 9 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does wards mean?
wards is the plural and third-person singular form of ward, which means “a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WARDS?
You can make 29 shorter words from WARDS, such as DAWS, DRAW, SWAD, WADS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of WARDS?
WARDS rearranges into DRAWS, SWARD.