Is ARTIFICES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ARTIFICES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ARTIFICES mean?
Artifices is a form of ARTIFICE.
- noun
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 ARTIFICES
ARTIFICES 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 ARTIFICES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- artifice13
- farcies12
- fiacres12
- fairiest11
- ratifies11
- crafts11
- facers11
- facets11
- facies11
- farces11
- farcie11
- fiacre11
- fistic11
- fracti11
- fairest10
- fairies10
- cafes10
- craft10
- facer10
- faces10
- facet10
- facts10
- farce10
- farci10
- fices10
- scarf10
- atresic9
- cristae9
- eristic9
- raciest9
- satiric9
- stearic9
- afrits9
- afters9
- faster9
- ferias9
- fiesta9
- fraise9
- frites9
- iftars9
- refits9
- resift9
- rifest9
- sifter9
- strafe9
- strife9
- cafe9
- cafs9
- face9
- fact9
- fice9
- fisc9
- carets8
- caries8
- cartes8
- caster8
- caters8
- cerias8
- citers8
- cities8
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