Is BICENTENARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BICENTENARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BICENTENARIES mean?
Bicentenaries is a form of BICENTENARY.
- noun
the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- adjective
of or relating to or completing a period of 200 years
“bicentennial celebration”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BICENTENARIES
BICENTENARIES 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 BICENTENARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cabinetries15
- abstinence14
- acerbities14
- ancientries13
- centenaries13
- creatinines13
- incinerates13
- renitencies13
- bacterins13
- cabernets13
- carnitines12
- creatinine12
- encrinites12
- incinerate12
- inebriants12
- inebriates12
- interbasin12
- nectarines12
- renitences12
- transience12
- acerbest12
- bacterin12
- bascinet12
- bescreen12
- brisance12
- cabernet12
- cabinets12
- carbines12
- inscribe12
- rabietic12
- tribasic12
- ancienter11
- bannerets11
- bannister11
- beaneries11
- biseriate11
- brainiest11
- branniest11
- canneries11
- cannister11
- carnitine11
- centiares11
- cisternae11
- creatines11
- cretinise11
- enceintes11
- encrinite11
- entrances11
- incenters11
- inebriant11
- inebriate11
- insincere11
- iterances11
- narceines11
- nectaries11
- nectarine11
- reincites11
- renascent11
- renitence11
- sentencer11
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