Is CANDESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CANDESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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.
Definition
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See the definition of CandescencesHooks for CANDESCENCES
CANDESCENCES 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 CANDESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- candescence18
- accedences17
- ascendences16
- accedence16
- ascendence15
- nascences13
- accessed13
- cadences13
- nascence12
- accedes12
- cadence12
- deceases11
- seedcase11
- senesced11
- accede11
- ascends10
- decanes10
- decease10
- encased10
- scanned10
- secedes10
- access10
- cassene9
- encases9
- essence9
- seances9
- senecas9
- senesce9
- ascend9
- canned9
- ceased9
- censed9
- cessed9
- dances9
- decane9
- decans9
- scends9
- secede9
- aedeses8
- enneads8
- ceases8
- censes8
- encase8
- scenas8
- scenes8
- seance8
- seneca8
- acned8
- cades8
- caned8
- cased8
- cedes8
- daces8
- dance8
- decan8
- scads8
- scend8
- ceca8
- ennead7
- sedans7
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