Is NOVICIATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NOVICIATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NOVICIATES mean?
Noviciates is a form of NOVICIATE.
- noun
the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
10
Letters
N (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 NOVICIATES
NOVICIATES 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 NOVICIATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evictions14
- invocates14
- noviciate14
- avionics13
- cavities13
- centavos13
- coinvest13
- conative13
- eviction13
- inactive13
- invocate13
- invoices13
- vesicant13
- actives12
- avionic12
- avocets12
- centavo12
- costive12
- covines12
- invoice12
- novices12
- octaves12
- venatic12
- vanities11
- active11
- avocet11
- cavies11
- civets11
- civies11
- covens11
- covets11
- covine11
- covins11
- evicts11
- novice11
- octave11
- ovisac11
- vesica11
- viatic11
- vincas11
- voices11
- aconites10
- canities10
- canoeist10
- sonicate10
- evasion10
- invites10
- naivest10
- natives10
- novates10
- vainest10
- viniest10
- caves10
- cavie10
- civet10
- civie10
- coven10
- coves10
- covet10
- covin10
Study NOVICIATES and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.