Is MENDACIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENDACIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENDACIOUS mean?
- adjective
given to lying
“a mendacious child”
- adjective
intentionally untrue
“a mendacious statement”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (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 MENDACIOUS
MENDACIOUS 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 MENDACIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- comedians14
- demoniacs14
- manucodes14
- muscadine14
- comedian13
- consumed13
- daemonic13
- demoniac13
- manucode13
- monacids13
- scandium13
- eudaimons12
- decuman12
- demonic12
- medicos12
- miscode12
- miscued12
- monacid12
- monadic12
- mucoids12
- nomadic12
- amidones11
- codeinas11
- daimones11
- diocesan11
- domaines11
- edacious11
- eudaimon11
- maundies11
- acumens11
- amnesic11
- anosmic11
- caesium11
- camions11
- cinemas11
- coniums11
- consume11
- encomia11
- incomes11
- maniocs11
- masonic11
- mesonic11
- mucosae11
- unicoms11
- comade11
- cosmid11
- medico11
- medics11
- minced11
- modica11
- mucoid11
- muscid11
- acnodes10
- amidone10
- candies10
- coadies10
- codeias10
- codeina10
- codeins10
- daemons10
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