Is INELEGANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INELEGANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INELEGANCES mean?
Inelegances is a form of INELEGANCE.
- noun
the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (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 INELEGANCES
INELEGANCES 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 INELEGANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- elegancies13
- inelegance13
- cleanings12
- cleansing12
- elegances12
- leniences11
- agencies11
- cleaning11
- elegance11
- elegiacs11
- encasing11
- enlacing11
- legacies11
- lenience10
- licensee10
- salience10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- canings10
- ceasing10
- censing10
- elegiac10
- encages10
- galenic10
- glances10
- incages10
- lacings10
- lancing10
- scaling10
- eanlings9
- ensilage9
- leanings9
- lineages9
- canines9
- cannels9
- cleanse9
- encinal9
- encinas9
- enlaces9
- incense9
- inlaces9
- license9
- sanicle9
- scalene9
- scaleni9
- selenic9
- silence9
- caning9
- casing9
- clangs9
- clings9
- encage9
- glaces9
- glacis9
- glance9
- incage9
- lacing9
- alienees8
- aneling8
- eanling8
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