Is APPETENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPETENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPETENCES mean?
Appetences is a form of APPETENCE.
- noun
a feeling of craving something
“an appetite for life”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 APPETENCES
APPETENCES 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 APPETENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- appetence15
- escapee11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- petnaps11
- aspect10
- epacts10
- escape10
- nappes10
- peaces10
- pecans10
- pecten10
- petnap10
- spence10
- steppe10
- cetanes9
- nepetas9
- penates9
- steepen9
- tenaces9
- capes9
- cepes9
- epact9
- nappe9
- paces9
- pacts9
- peace9
- pecan9
- peeps9
- pence9
- scape9
- space9
- spect9
- ascent8
- centas8
- cetane8
- enacts8
- encase8
- etapes8
- nepeta8
- patens8
- peasen8
- pensee8
- peseta8
- seance8
- secant8
- seneca8
- stance8
- tenace8
- tepees8
- apps8
- cape8
- caps8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- pace8
- pacs8
- pact8
- paps8
- pecs8
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