Is APPETENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPETENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPETENCIES mean?
Appetencies is a form of APPETENCY.
- noun
a feeling of craving something
“an appetite for life”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + 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 APPETENCIES
APPETENCIES 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 APPETENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- appetences16
- appetence15
- patencies13
- patiences13
- pepsinate13
- peptics13
- epicenes12
- nappiest12
- patience12
- pectines12
- sapience12
- seapiece12
- speciate12
- peptic12
- aseptic11
- catnips11
- epicene11
- escapee11
- incepts11
- inscape11
- inspect11
- nappies11
- paciest11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- pepitas11
- pepsine11
- petnaps11
- picante11
- pinesap11
- snippet11
- spicate11
- cineaste10
- apices10
- apiece10
- apneic10
- aspect10
- catnip10
- epacts10
- escape10
- incept10
- nappes10
- nappie10
- panics10
- peaces10
- pecans10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- pepita10
- pepsin10
- petnap10
- pieces10
- pipets10
- septic10
- sippet10
- specie10
- spence10
- spicae10
- steppe10
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