Is LICORICES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LICORICES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LICORICES mean?
Licorices is a form of LICORICE.
- noun
deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
- noun
a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + O (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + 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 LICORICES
LICORICES 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 LICORICES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- licorice12
- ciceros11
- cilices11
- circles11
- clerics11
- icicles11
- cercis10
- cicero10
- cilice10
- circle10
- cleric10
- colics10
- crisic10
- icicle10
- soccer10
- coilers9
- recoils9
- cerci9
- ceric9
- circs9
- cisco9
- colic9
- cosec9
- croci9
- crocs9
- secco9
- ceilis8
- ceorls8
- closer8
- coiler8
- colies8
- cosier8
- cresol8
- locies8
- recoil8
- relics8
- slicer8
- croc8
- ceili7
- ceils7
- ceorl7
- ceros7
- cires7
- close7
- coils7
- coirs7
- coles7
- cores7
- corse7
- cosie7
- cries7
- icier7
- locie7
- locis7
- oleic7
- relic7
- rices7
- score7
- slice7
- socle7
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