Is LICENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICENCES mean?
Licences is a form of LICENCE.
- noun
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
“when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near”
- noun
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
- verb
authorize officially
“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 8
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 LICENCES
LICENCES 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 LICENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- licence11
- science11
- ecesic10
- scenic10
- license9
- selenic9
- silence9
- clines8
- incels8
- nieces8
- ceils7
- cense7
- cines7
- cline7
- incel7
- niece7
- scene7
- since7
- slice7
- enisle6
- ensile6
- senile6
- cees6
- ceil6
- cels6
- cine6
- ices6
- lice6
- nice6
- sice6
- lenes5
- lenis5
- lense5
- liens5
- lines5
- seine5
- cee5
- cel5
- cis5
- ice5
- sec5
- sic5
- eels4
- else4
- esne4
- isle4
- lees4
- leis4
- lens4
- lien4
- lies4
- line4
- lins4
- nils4
- seel4
- seen4
- sene4
- sine4
- eel3
- els3
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