Is APPLIANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, APPLIANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does APPLIANCES mean?
Appliances is a form of APPLIANCE.
- noun
a device or control that is very useful for a particular job
- noun
durable goods for home or office use
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
A (1) + P (3) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + A (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 APPLIANCES
APPLIANCES 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 APPLIANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- appliance15
- papacies14
- calpains12
- capelans12
- capelins12
- panicles12
- pelicans12
- scalepan12
- apicals11
- appeals11
- applies11
- calpain11
- canapes11
- capelan11
- capelin11
- caplins11
- enclasp11
- inclasp11
- inscape11
- lippens11
- nappies11
- nipples11
- palaces11
- panicle11
- papains11
- pelican11
- pencils11
- pinesap11
- plaices11
- spacial11
- spancel11
- special11
- splenic11
- canalise10
- apical10
- apices10
- apneic10
- appals10
- appeal10
- appels10
- apples10
- canape10
- capias10
- caplin10
- epical10
- lippen10
- nappas10
- nappes10
- nappie10
- nipple10
- palace10
- panics10
- papain10
- pascal10
- pecans10
- pencil10
- pepsin10
- pipals10
- places10
- plaice10
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