Is LIEUTENANCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, LIEUTENANCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does LIEUTENANCY mean?
- noun
the position of a lieutenant
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
L (1) + I (1) + E (1) + U (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 16 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 LIEUTENANCY
LIEUTENANCY 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 LIEUTENANCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anciently14
- cuneately14
- leniency13
- acutely12
- anticly12
- cannily12
- cayenne12
- cyanine12
- cyanite12
- latency12
- lyncean12
- tenancy12
- enunciate11
- innately11
- acetyl11
- acuity11
- cutely11
- cyanin11
- lunacy11
- nicely11
- nicety11
- nucleate10
- uncinate10
- annuity10
- inanely10
- canny10
- canty10
- cutey10
- lacey10
- lycea10
- lycee10
- lytic10
- talcy10
- yince10
- ancient9
- canteen9
- cauline9
- centile9
- cuneate9
- cutline9
- encinal9
- eucaine9
- leucine9
- leucite9
- licente9
- linecut9
- lunatic9
- nuclein9
- tunicae9
- tunicle9
- uncinal9
- unclean9
- auntly9
- ennuye9
- lenity9
- lineny9
- linney9
- litany9
- neatly9
- ninety9
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