Is ADAMANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADAMANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADAMANCES mean?
Adamances is a form of ADAMANCE.
- noun
resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + A (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ADAMANCES
ADAMANCES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ADAMANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adamance13
- anadems10
- maenads10
- maced10
- amends9
- anadem9
- ascend9
- damans9
- dances9
- decans9
- desman9
- maenad9
- menads9
- acmes9
- camas9
- cames9
- maces9
- seaman8
- acned8
- adman8
- admen8
- amend8
- cades8
- caned8
- cased8
- daces8
- daman8
- dames8
- damns8
- dance8
- decan8
- maned8
- meads8
- menad8
- mends8
- named8
- scend8
- acme8
- came8
- cams8
- mace8
- macs8
- scam8
- acnes7
- amens7
- canes7
- manas7
- manes7
- manse7
- means7
- mensa7
- names7
- nemas7
- scena7
- aced7
- cade7
- cads7
- dace7
- dame7
- damn7
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