Is ARSENICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARSENICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARSENICS mean?
Arsenics is a form of ARSENIC.
- noun
a white powdered poisonous trioxide of arsenic; used in manufacturing glass and as a pesticide (rat poison) and weed killer
- noun
a very poisonous metallic element that has three allotropic forms; arsenic and arsenic compounds are used as herbicides and insecticides and various alloys; found in arsenopyrite and orpiment and realgar
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 8
A (1) + R (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 10 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 ARSENICS
ARSENICS 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.
Anagrams of ARSENICS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ARSENICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- arcsines10
- raciness10
- ancress9
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- carnies9
- caseins9
- caserns9
- cassine9
- incases9
- cairns8
- caners8
- caress8
- caries8
- carnie8
- carses8
- casein8
- casern8
- cerias8
- cranes8
- crases8
- crasis8
- crises8
- crissa8
- ericas8
- escars8
- incase8
- nacres8
- rances8
- saices8
- scares8
- scenas8
- scrans8
- scries8
- seracs8
- arsines7
- sarnies7
- acnes7
- acres7
- areic7
- cains7
- cairn7
- caner7
- canes7
- cares7
- carns7
- carse7
- cases7
- ceria7
- cines7
- cires7
- crane7
- crass7
- cress7
- crias7
- cries7
- erica7
- escar7
- nacre7
- narcs7
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