Is MENDICANCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MENDICANCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MENDICANCIES mean?
Mendicancies is a form of MENDICANCY.
- noun
the state of being a beggar or mendicant
“they were reduced to mendicancy”
- noun
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
24
Words With Friends
12
Letters
M (3) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 19 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 MENDICANCIES
MENDICANCIES 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 MENDICANCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incandesce15
- incidences15
- cadencies14
- incidence14
- mediacies14
- medicines14
- cinnamic14
- accidies13
- cadences13
- endemics13
- medicine13
- cimices13
- cadmic13
- indamines12
- nascence12
- accedes12
- accidie12
- cadence12
- endemic12
- menaced12
- scandic12
- meccas12
- amidines11
- decennia11
- diamines11
- enneadic11
- incensed11
- indamine11
- indamins11
- indicans11
- sciaenid11
- amnesic11
- cinemas11
- menaces11
- menisci11
- science11
- accede11
- acidic11
- amidic11
- medics11
- minced11
- sicced11
- acmic11
- mecca11
- enamines10
- amidine10
- amidins10
- candies10
- decanes10
- demeans10
- diamine10
- diamins10
- encased10
- incased10
- incised10
- indamin10
- indican10
- indices10
- maidens10
- medians10
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