Is LATENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LATENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LATENCIES mean?
Latencies is a form of LATENCY.
- noun
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
- noun
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
- noun
the state of being not yet evident or active
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 LATENCIES
LATENCIES 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 LATENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- canistel10
- centiles10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- salience10
- acetins9
- cantles9
- catlins9
- celesta9
- centals9
- centile9
- cetanes9
- cineast9
- cleanse9
- clients9
- elastic9
- enlaces9
- entices9
- inlaces9
- laciest9
- lancets9
- latices9
- lectins9
- license9
- licente9
- sanicle9
- scalene9
- scaleni9
- sectile9
- selenic9
- silence9
- stencil9
- tenaces9
- tincals9
- acetin8
- actins8
- antics8
- ascent8
- atelic8
- cantle8
- casein8
- castle8
- catlin8
- centai8
- cental8
- centas8
- cetane8
- cleans8
- cleats8
- client8
- clines8
- eclats8
- elects8
- enacts8
- enatic8
- encase8
- enlace8
- entice8
- incase8
- incels8
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