Is LIEUTENANCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIEUTENANCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIEUTENANCIES mean?
Lieutenancies is a form of LIEUTENANCY.
- noun
the position of a lieutenant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 LIEUTENANCIES
LIEUTENANCIES 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 LIEUTENANCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anilinctus12
- anticlines12
- enucleates12
- enunciates12
- leniencies12
- uncleanest12
- anticline11
- celestine11
- enceintes11
- enucleate11
- enunciate11
- inelastic11
- insectile11
- latencies11
- leniences11
- nucleates11
- sciential11
- selenitic11
- sentience11
- telecines11
- tenancies11
- acuities10
- ancients10
- canistel10
- canities10
- canniest10
- canteens10
- centiles10
- ciliates10
- cineaste10
- cleanest10
- cutinise10
- cutlines10
- enceinte10
- esculent10
- eucaines10
- inclines10
- insectan10
- instance10
- lenience10
- leucines10
- leucites10
- licensee10
- linecuts10
- lunacies10
- lunatics10
- nescient10
- niceties10
- nuclease10
- nucleate10
- nucleins10
- nuisance10
- salicine10
- salience10
- sentence10
- silicate10
- sultanic10
- telecine10
- tunicles10
- uncinate10
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