Is LICENTIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICENTIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICENTIATES mean?
Licentiates is a form of LICENTIATE.
- noun
holds a license (degree) from a (European) university
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 LICENTIATES
LICENTIATES 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 LICENTIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- catlinites12
- licentiate12
- tenacities12
- catlinite11
- inelastic11
- insectile11
- latencies11
- sciential11
- selenitic11
- tentacles11
- antielites10
- canistel10
- canities10
- centiles10
- ciliates10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- entastic10
- lattices10
- niceties10
- nictates10
- salicine10
- salience10
- silicate10
- talciest10
- telecast10
- telestic10
- tentacle10
- testicle10
- tetanics10
- antielite9
- acetins9
- cantles9
- casette9
- catlins9
- catties9
- celesta9
- centals9
- centile9
- cetanes9
- ciliate9
- cineast9
- cleanse9
- clients9
- elastic9
- elicits9
- enlaces9
- entices9
- incisal9
- incites9
- inlaces9
- italics9
- laciest9
- laicise9
- lancets9
- latices9
- lattice9
- lectins9
- license9
- licente9
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