Is BENEFICES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENEFICES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENEFICES mean?
Benefices is a form of BENEFICE.
- noun
an endowed church office giving income to its holder
- verb
endow with a benefice
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (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 BENEFICES
BENEFICES 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 BENEFICES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benefice15
- benefic14
- fences11
- beefs10
- feces10
- feebs10
- fence10
- fices10
- bices9
- beef9
- feeb9
- fibs9
- fice9
- fisc9
- nieces8
- fines8
- neifs8
- bice8
- fib8
- benes7
- bines7
- cense7
- cines7
- niece7
- scene7
- since7
- fees7
- fens7
- fine7
- fins7
- neif7
- seif7
- been6
- bees6
- bene6
- bens6
- bine6
- bins6
- bise6
- cees6
- cine6
- ices6
- nebs6
- nibs6
- nice6
- sice6
- snib6
- efs6
- fee6
- fen6
- fes6
- fie6
- fin6
- ifs6
- seine5
- bee5
- ben5
- bes5
- bin5
- bis5
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