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Is WELD a Scrabble Word?

Yes, WELD is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a verb and a noun, most often meaning “join together by heating”.

Quick answer

Is WELD a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WELD is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: LEWD.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
9 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
99th percentile

WELD meaning and definition

WELD has 4 common senses and works as a verb and a noun. The most common meaning is listed first.

WELD as a verb

  1. Join together by heating.
  2. Unite closely or intimately.

WELD as a noun

  1. European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America.
  2. United States abolitionist (1803-1895).

WELD Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

WELD scores 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is W, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
W44
E11
L12
D22
Total89

WELD on premium squares

On a double word square WELD scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting W on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of WELD

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as WELD. See all anagrams of WELD.

  • lewd8

Unscramble WELD: 10 words from its letters

The letters W, E, L, D make 10 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

  • wed7
  • el2
  • eld4
  • dew7
  • de3
  • ed3
  • led4
  • del4
  • lew6
  • we5

Words like WELD

One-letter changes to WELD, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in WELD

  • well7
  • wild8
  • welt7
  • weed8
  • meld7
  • held8
  • wend8
  • geld6
  • veld8
  • wold8
  • seld5
  • teld5
  • wald8
  • weid8
  • welk11
  • wels7
  • yeld8

Add one letter to WELD

  • wield9
  • weald9
  • welds9

Remove one letter from WELD

  • wed7
  • eld4

More 4-letter words starting with WE

  • well7
  • wear7
  • west7
  • welt7
  • weed8
  • weak11
  • week11
  • wean7
  • weir7
  • weil7
  • weep9
  • wend8
  • weal7
  • weft10
  • weka11
  • webs9
  • weds8
  • weel7

WELD word facts

WELD is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (E) and 3 consonants. It starts with W and ends with D. By corpus frequency, WELD is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters W, E, L, D on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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WELD Scrabble word FAQ

Is WELD a Scrabble word?

Yes. WELD is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does WELD mean?

WELD is used as a verb and a noun. Its most common meaning is “join together by heating”.

How many points is WELD worth in Scrabble?

WELD is worth 8 points in Scrabble: W (4) + E (1) + L (1) + D (2). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is WELD in Words With Friends?

WELD is worth 9 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of WELD?

WELD has 1 anagram: LEWD. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in WELD?

You can make 10 shorter words from the letters in WELD, including WED, EL, ELD and DEW.

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