Is MALEFICENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MALEFICENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MALEFICENCES mean?
Maleficences is a form of MALEFICENCE.
- noun
doing or causing evil
- noun
the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 21 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 MALEFICENCES
MALEFICENCES 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 MALEFICENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maleficence20
- clemencies16
- fascicle15
- filenames14
- malefic14
- ecclesiae13
- licencees13
- mescaline13
- enflames13
- faiences13
- fiancees13
- filename13
- flamines13
- inflames13
- calcines12
- cenacles12
- ecclesia12
- licencee12
- licences12
- melanics12
- meniscal12
- mescalin12
- scenical12
- enfaces12
- enflame12
- faience12
- famines12
- fancies12
- fascine12
- fecials12
- females12
- fiancee12
- fiances12
- flamens12
- fleeces12
- inflame12
- meccas12
- mafic12
- amnesic11
- calcine11
- calices11
- cancels11
- celiacs11
- cenacle11
- cinemas11
- licence11
- malices11
- melanic11
- menaces11
- science11
- califs11
- enface11
- facies11
- facile11
- faeces11
- falces11
- famine11
- fecial11
- felsic11
- female11
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