Is BICENTENNIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BICENTENNIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BICENTENNIALS mean?
Bicentennials is a form of BICENTENNIAL.
- 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
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + N (1) + I (1) + A (1) + L (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 BICENTENNIALS
BICENTENNIALS 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 BICENTENNIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- bicentennial16
- abstinence14
- centennials13
- albescent13
- binnacles13
- celibates13
- incitable13
- sibilance13
- anticlines12
- centennial12
- bascinet12
- basilect12
- binnacle12
- cabinets12
- celibate12
- citeable12
- anticline11
- biennales11
- biennials11
- inelastic11
- insectile11
- latencies11
- sciential11
- selenitic11
- tenancies11
- absence11
- albinic11
- albitic11
- basilic11
- cabinet11
- cablets11
- citable11
- ancients10
- baseline10
- betaines10
- biennale10
- biennial10
- blennies10
- canistel10
- canities10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- centiles10
- ciliates10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- inclines10
- insectan10
- instable10
- instance10
- nescient10
- nestable10
- niceties10
- salicine10
- salience10
- sibilant10
- sibilate10
- silicate10
- stilbene10
- tensible10
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