Is DUPLICITOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DUPLICITOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DUPLICITOUS mean?
- adjective
marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
“she was a deceitful scheming little thing”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + U (1) + P (3) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (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 DUPLICITOUS
DUPLICITOUS 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 DUPLICITOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colpitis12
- politics12
- psilotic12
- diploic12
- poditic12
- oilcups11
- politic11
- upcoils11
- cupids11
- cuspid11
- psocid11
- couldst10
- lipoids10
- cutups10
- oilcup10
- optics10
- picots10
- piculs10
- sculpt10
- topics10
- upcoil10
- cupid10
- pudic10
- colitis9
- oculist9
- slipout9
- solicit9
- clouds9
- dicots9
- dustup9
- lipids9
- lipoid9
- lupoid9
- stupid9
- upsold9
- clips9
- clipt9
- clops9
- coups9
- cutup9
- optic9
- picot9
- picul9
- pisco9
- sculp9
- topic9
- toluids8
- clouts8
- coitus8
- coulis8
- cultus8
- locust8
- lupous8
- oculus8
- pilots8
- pilous8
- pistil8
- pistol8
- pistou8
- pluots8
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