Is ADOLESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ADOLESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ADOLESCENCES mean?
Adolescences is a form of ADOLESCENCE.
- noun
the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
- noun
in the state that someone is in between puberty and adulthood
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
A (1) + D (2) + O (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 ADOLESCENCES
ADOLESCENCES 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 ADOLESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- adolescence16
- coalesced14
- concealed14
- coalesces13
- accessed13
- cadences13
- canceled13
- concedes13
- coleseeds12
- deaconess12
- secondees12
- cenacles12
- coalesce12
- concasse12
- conceals12
- scoleces12
- accedes12
- cadence12
- concede12
- sconced12
- celadons11
- cleansed11
- codeless11
- coldness11
- coleseed11
- deceases11
- declasse11
- descales11
- enclosed11
- secondee11
- secondes11
- seedcase11
- senesced11
- cancels11
- cenacle11
- conceal11
- sconces11
- accede11
- codecs11
- cleanses10
- colessee10
- encloses10
- scalenes10
- secalose10
- seconals10
- acnodes10
- ascends10
- calends10
- candles10
- celadon10
- classed10
- cleaned10
- coleads10
- deacons10
- decanes10
- decease10
- declass10
- descale10
- eclosed10
- encased10
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