Is LICENTIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICENTIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICENTIOUS mean?
- adjective
lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained
“coarse and licentious men”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (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 LICENTIOUS
LICENTIOUS 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 LICENTIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- colistin10
- counties10
- cutinise10
- cutlines10
- isocline10
- lections10
- linecuts10
- linocuts10
- noctules10
- silicone10
- telsonic10
- tunicles10
- cineols9
- citoles9
- clients9
- colitis9
- consult9
- contuse9
- counsel9
- cuisine9
- cutline9
- elicits9
- eosinic9
- incites9
- inclose9
- lectins9
- lection9
- leucins9
- leucons9
- linctus9
- linecut9
- linocut9
- lucites9
- luetics9
- neustic9
- nicoise9
- noctule9
- notices9
- oculist9
- section9
- silicon9
- solicit9
- stencil9
- suction9
- tunicle9
- unclose9
- uncoils9
- elutions8
- outlines8
- ceilis8
- centos8
- cestoi8
- cineol8
- cities8
- citole8
- client8
- clines8
- clones8
- clonus8
- closet8
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