Is DEHISCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DEHISCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DEHISCENCES mean?
Dehiscences is a form of DEHISCENCE.
- noun
(biology) release of material by splitting open of an organ or tissue; the natural bursting open at maturity of a fruit or other reproductive body to release seeds or spores or the bursting open of a surgically closed wound
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + H (4) + I (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.
Hooks for DEHISCENCES
DEHISCENCES 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 DEHISCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dehiscence18
- chicness15
- cinched15
- decencies14
- dehisces14
- schneids14
- cinches14
- cheesed13
- chinsed13
- dehisce13
- schneid13
- sciences12
- cheeses12
- chinses12
- seiches12
- chides12
- chined12
- inched12
- niched12
- chics12
- cinch12
- senesced11
- sheenies11
- scenics11
- science11
- sheened11
- cheese11
- chines11
- chinse11
- inches11
- niches11
- seiche11
- sicced11
- chide11
- eched11
- chic11
- secedes10
- sheenie10
- deshis10
- dishes10
- ecesic10
- hissed10
- scenic10
- shends10
- shined10
- chess10
- chine10
- chins10
- eches10
- hence10
- niche10
- chid10
- essence9
- senesce9
- censed9
- cessed9
- deices9
- edenic9
- scends9
- secede9
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