Is ELECTRICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ELECTRICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ELECTRICITY mean?
- noun
a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons
- noun
energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
“they built a car that runs on electricity”
- noun
keen and shared excitement
“the stage crackled with electricity whenever she was on it”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + C (3) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 18 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 ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY 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 ELECTRICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- erectility15
- tricycle15
- recycle14
- celerity13
- telicity13
- cecity13
- cicely13
- cycler13
- electric12
- erectly12
- tricity12
- cycle12
- circlet11
- icteric11
- celery11
- yttric11
- littery10
- tritely10
- cilice10
- circle10
- citric10
- cleric10
- clitic10
- cretic10
- critic10
- icicle10
- icily10
- lycee10
- lyric10
- lytic10
- clitter9
- reticle9
- tiercel9
- eerily9
- tetryl9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- ictic9
- recce9
- city9
- ceiler8
- cerite8
- elicit8
- recite8
- relict8
- tercel8
- tercet8
- tierce8
- eyrie8
- leery8
- riley8
- cry8
- icy8
- retitle7
- ceili7
- citer7
- creel7
- elect7
- erect7
- icier7
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