Is DISSIDENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSIDENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSIDENCE mean?
- noun
disagreement; especially disagreement with the government
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 14 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 DISSIDENCE
Single letters that turn DISSIDENCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DISSIDENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deicides12
- descends12
- decides11
- deicide11
- descend11
- scended11
- incised10
- indices10
- decide10
- deiced10
- disced10
- iciness9
- incises9
- neddies9
- censed9
- cessed9
- deices9
- edenic9
- scends9
- ceded9
- diced9
- insides8
- censes8
- denied8
- didies8
- dissed8
- ecesis8
- eddies8
- incise8
- indeed8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- sended8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- deice8
- dices8
- disci8
- discs8
- scend8
- denies7
- dienes7
- dieses7
- diesis7
- indies7
- inside7
- seined7
- seised7
- sensed7
- cense7
- cines7
- deeds7
- didie7
- dined7
- ended7
- nided7
- niece7
- scene7
- sices7
- sided7
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