Is CIVILIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CIVILIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CIVILIANS mean?
Civilians is a form of CIVILIAN.
- adjective
associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military
“civilian clothing”
- noun
a nonmilitary citizen
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
C (3) + I (1) + V (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 CIVILIANS
CIVILIANS 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 CIVILIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- civilian13
- clivias12
- incivil12
- vicinal12
- cavils11
- clivia11
- vincas11
- cavil10
- civil10
- clavi10
- vinca10
- vinic10
- incisal9
- salicin9
- anvils9
- silvan9
- vinals9
- vacs9
- anisic8
- casini8
- linacs8
- sialic8
- silica8
- anvil8
- nival8
- savin8
- silva8
- vails8
- vials8
- vinal8
- vinas8
- vac8
- acini7
- cains7
- cilia7
- clans7
- iliac7
- laics7
- linac7
- salic7
- lavs7
- navs7
- vail7
- vain7
- vans7
- vial7
- vina7
- vins7
- visa7
- asci6
- cain6
- cals6
- cans6
- clan6
- lacs6
- laic6
- scan6
- lav6
- nav6
- van6
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