Is BELLIGERENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BELLIGERENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BELLIGERENCY mean?
- noun
hostile or warlike attitude or nature
- noun
fighting; acts of overt warfare
“the outbreak of hostilities”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + G (2) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 20 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 BELLIGERENCY
BELLIGERENCY 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 BELLIGERENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- glycerine15
- bellying14
- glycerin14
- leeringly13
- beryline13
- belying13
- byrling13
- cringey13
- glycine13
- legibly13
- regency13
- beylic13
- rebelling12
- bernicle12
- beerily12
- byliner12
- iceberg12
- bigeye12
- clergy12
- clingy12
- cringy12
- crying12
- glibly12
- glycin12
- cyber12
- creeling11
- eyeliner11
- gerbille11
- greenly11
- relying11
- yelling11
- byline11
- byrnie11
- celery11
- nicely11
- ribeye11
- beigy11
- bigly11
- bilgy11
- crenelle10
- belling10
- celling10
- clinger10
- cringle10
- generic10
- leerily10
- legible10
- rebegin10
- energy10
- eyeing10
- greeny10
- gyrene10
- beery10
- belly10
- beryl10
- billy10
- bliny10
- briny10
- celly10
- inbye10
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