Is DELICACIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DELICACIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DELICACIES mean?
Delicacies is a form of DELICACY.
- noun
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
“the daintiness of her touch”
- noun
something considered choice to eat
- noun
refined taste; tact
- noun
smallness of stature
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 DELICACIES
DELICACIES 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 DELICACIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- accidies13
- cicelies12
- ecclesia12
- accedes12
- accidie12
- icicled12
- scaldic12
- laicised11
- calices11
- celiacs11
- cilices11
- icicles11
- accede11
- acidic11
- sicced11
- deciles10
- descale10
- calces10
- caseic10
- celiac10
- cicale10
- cilice10
- ecesic10
- icicle10
- idealise9
- laicise9
- alcids9
- ceased9
- ceiled9
- clades9
- decals9
- decile9
- deices9
- scaled9
- sliced9
- cecal9
- aediles8
- dailies8
- liaised8
- sedilia8
- ceilis8
- sialic8
- silica8
- acids8
- alcid8
- asdic8
- cades8
- cadis8
- caids8
- cased8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- clade8
- clads8
- daces8
- decal8
- deice8
- dices8
- disci8
- laced8
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