Is COMMUNITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COMMUNITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COMMUNITIES mean?
Communities is a form of COMMUNITY.
- noun
a group of people living in a particular local area
“the team is drawn from all parts of the community”
- noun
a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common
“he was well known throughout the Catholic community”
- noun
common ownership
“they shared a community of possessions”
- noun
a group of nations having common interests
“they hoped to join the NATO community”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 11
C (3) + O (1) + M (3) + M (3) + U (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (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 COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITIES 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 COMMUNITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- comminutes16
- comminute15
- communise15
- communist15
- encomiums15
- meconiums15
- comments14
- communes14
- commutes14
- encomium14
- meconium14
- semitonic13
- comment13
- commies13
- commits13
- commune13
- commute13
- cummins13
- mimetic13
- centimos12
- comities12
- immunest12
- immunise12
- minciest12
- miscount12
- monistic12
- nomistic12
- nummiest12
- omentums12
- semiotic12
- commie12
- commis12
- commit12
- cummin12
- mimics12
- centimo11
- centums11
- coniums11
- consume11
- costume11
- immunes11
- incomes11
- meiotic11
- menisci11
- mesonic11
- miniums11
- miotics11
- miscite11
- miscoin11
- mistime11
- moments11
- omentum11
- somitic11
- tommies11
- tonemic11
- tummies11
- unicoms11
- comms11
- mimic11
- counties10
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