Is CONTINUANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, CONTINUANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does CONTINUANCES mean?
Continuances is a form of CONTINUANCE.
- noun
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
- noun
the period of time during which something continues
- noun
the property of enduring or continuing in time
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
C (3) + O (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + U (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 CONTINUANCES
CONTINUANCES 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 CONTINUANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- continuance15
- nonascetic14
- encaustic13
- oscitance13
- succinate13
- uncanniest12
- accounts12
- acetonic12
- acoustic12
- cocaines12
- coenacts12
- conceits12
- concents12
- connects12
- cosecant12
- cuneatic12
- announces11
- continues11
- countians11
- enactions11
- innocents11
- neustonic11
- noninsect11
- tenacious11
- accents11
- account11
- ascetic11
- canonic11
- caustic11
- cocaine11
- cocains11
- coenact11
- conceit11
- concent11
- concise11
- connect11
- oceanic11
- ocicats11
- aconites10
- actinons10
- ancients10
- announce10
- auctions10
- canniest10
- canoeist10
- canonise10
- canonist10
- cautions10
- contains10
- continua10
- continue10
- countian10
- counties10
- enaction10
- inconnus10
- innocent10
- insectan10
- instance10
- nuisance10
- sanction10
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