Is LEGITIMACIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LEGITIMACIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LEGITIMACIES mean?
Legitimacies is a form of LEGITIMACY.
- noun
lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
- noun
undisputed credibility
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
12
Letters
L (1) + E (1) + G (2) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + M (3) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + 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 LEGITIMACIES
LEGITIMACIES 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 LEGITIMACIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- megacities15
- imagistic14
- legitimise13
- timescale13
- gleamiest12
- clematis12
- climates12
- meticais12
- meticals12
- gametic12
- italicise11
- elegiacs11
- gelsemia11
- gestical11
- legacies11
- meltages11
- mileages11
- calmest11
- camlets11
- climate11
- emetics11
- laicism11
- malices11
- metical11
- meticas11
- miscite11
- sematic11
- magics11
- agilities10
- ciliates10
- mealiest10
- metalise10
- militias10
- silicate10
- cagiest10
- elegiac10
- gametes10
- gamiest10
- gimlets10
- imagist10
- meltage10
- metages10
- milages10
- mileage10
- sigmate10
- stigmal10
- amices10
- camels10
- camise10
- camlet10
- claims10
- climes10
- emetic10
- macles10
- malice10
- mastic10
- mescal10
- metica10
- misact10
- gamic10
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