Is WYND a valid word?

WYND is a Scots word for a narrow lane or alley between buildings, common in the old towns of Edinburgh and other Scottish cities; its plural is WYNDS. It has no A, E, I, O or U, and uses a W, a Y, an N and a D, worth 11 points together. Picture a steep, winding cobbled lane in Edinburgh. Some wynds in old Scottish towns are so narrow you can touch both walls at once.

Before any bonus squares: W 4 + Y 4 + N 1 + D 2 = 11. On a double-word square that's 22, on a triple-word 33, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the W on a 3L square and WYND is worth 19 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Swap any one letter of WYND and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters W, Y, N and D.

WYND is a narrow lane or alley in a Scottish town.

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