Is DEGENERACIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEGENERACIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEGENERACIES mean?
Degeneracies is a form of DEGENERACY.
- noun
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
- noun
moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + 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 DEGENERACIES
DEGENERACIES 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 DEGENERACIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- decreasing14
- decenaries13
- cisgender13
- deceasing13
- decreeing13
- screeding13
- ardencies12
- deracines12
- increased12
- regencies12
- residence12
- cardings12
- disgrace12
- receding12
- seceding12
- energised11
- gesneriad11
- renegades11
- reseeding11
- agencies11
- ascender11
- careened11
- creasing11
- deciares11
- decrease11
- deracine11
- generics11
- reascend11
- screened11
- secerned11
- cadgers11
- carding11
- cringed11
- encaged11
- incaged11
- deaneries10
- degrease10
- deraigns10
- deranges10
- designee10
- designer10
- disagree10
- energids10
- gradines10
- grandees10
- grenades10
- increase10
- readings10
- redesign10
- reedings10
- regained10
- renegade10
- resigned10
- anergic10
- arcings10
- cairned10
- candies10
- carings10
- ceasing10
- cinders10
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