Is LICENSE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICENSE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICENSE mean?
- noun
a legal document giving official permission to do something
- noun
freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
- verb
authorize officially
“I am licensed to practice law in this state”
- noun
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
“when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) = 9 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 LICENSE
Single letters that turn LICENSE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of LICENSE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from LICENSE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- 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
- ens3
- ins3
- lee3
- lei3
- lie3
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