Is ADHERENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADHERENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADHERENCE mean?
- noun
faithful support for a cause or political party or religion
“attachment to a formal agenda”
- noun
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
“the mutual adhesiveness of cells”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 15 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 ADHERENCE
Single letters that turn ADHERENCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ADHERENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheered13
- endarch13
- ranched13
- reached13
- arched12
- chared12
- cheder12
- drench12
- echard12
- careened11
- achene11
- ached11
- chard11
- eched11
- recaned10
- adhere10
- hander10
- harden10
- header10
- heeder10
- chare10
- cheer10
- hance10
- hence10
- ranch10
- reach10
- chad10
- cedarn9
- craned9
- dancer9
- decane9
- decare9
- decern9
- decree9
- nacred9
- recede9
- hared9
- heard9
- heder9
- ache9
- arch9
- char9
- each9
- eche9
- careen8
- recane8
- acned8
- acred8
- arced8
- cadre8
- caned8
- cared8
- cedar8
- ceder8
- cered8
- creed8
- dance8
- decan8
- raced8
- ahed8
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