Is IRIDESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, IRIDESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does IRIDESCENCES mean?
Iridescences is a form of IRIDESCENCE.
- noun
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
I (1) + R (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 IRIDESCENCES
Single letters that turn IRIDESCENCES into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from IRIDESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- iridescence16
- residencies14
- credences14
- crescendi14
- decencies14
- residences13
- recencies13
- secrecies13
- credence13
- residence12
- cercises12
- sciences12
- sceneries11
- cideries11
- descries11
- discerns11
- recessed11
- rescinds11
- screened11
- seceders11
- secerned11
- senesced11
- eccrine11
- scenics11
- science11
- recced11
- sicced11
- reediness10
- ceresins10
- eirenics10
- sericins10
- cinders10
- decerns10
- decrees10
- decries10
- deicers10
- dineric10
- discern10
- incised10
- indices10
- recedes10
- rescind10
- screeds10
- seceder10
- secedes10
- cercis10
- crisic10
- ecesic10
- recces10
- scenic10
- diereses9
- dieresis9
- direness9
- insiders9
- nereides9
- redenies9
- censers9
- ceresin9
- cerises9
- creeses9
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