Is INSURGENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, INSURGENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does INSURGENCES mean?
Insurgences is a form of INSURGENCE.
- noun
an organized rebellion aimed at overthrowing a constituted government through the use of subversion and armed conflict
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
I (1) + N (1) + S (1) + U (1) + R (1) + G (2) + E (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 INSURGENCES
INSURGENCES 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 INSURGENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- insurgence13
- screenings13
- censuring12
- censusing12
- recessing12
- screening12
- secerning12
- senescing12
- urgencies12
- sinecures11
- sunscreen11
- eugenics11
- generics11
- recusing11
- rescuing11
- securing11
- gunneries10
- seigneurs10
- censures10
- ceresins10
- incenses10
- insecure10
- niceness10
- scunners10
- sinecure10
- censing10
- cessing10
- cringes10
- cursing10
- cussing10
- eugenic10
- generic10
- ensuring9
- geniuses9
- greisens9
- ingenues9
- nursings9
- seigneur9
- sneering9
- unseeing9
- censers9
- censure9
- ceresin9
- cerises9
- ceruses9
- cruises9
- cunners9
- incense9
- incuses9
- recuses9
- rescues9
- screens9
- scunner9
- secerns9
- secures9
- sincere9
- cering9
- cringe9
- cueing9
- curing9
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