Is OFFICIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OFFICIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OFFICIALS mean?
Officials is a form of OFFICIAL.
- noun
a worker who holds or is invested with an office
- adjective
having official authority or sanction
“official permission”
- noun
someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
“the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling”
- adjective
of or relating to an office
“official privileges”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
O (1) + F (4) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 OFFICIALS
OFFICIALS 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 OFFICIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- official16
- cliffs14
- sclaff14
- caffs13
- cliff13
- coffs13
- scoff13
- offals12
- caff12
- coff12
- califs11
- fiasco11
- fiscal11
- offal11
- calfs10
- calif10
- coifs10
- flics10
- flocs10
- focal10
- folic10
- offa10
- offs10
- cafs9
- calf9
- coif9
- fico9
- fisc9
- flic9
- floc9
- foci9
- aff9
- iff9
- off9
- sialic8
- silica8
- social8
- alifs8
- fails8
- filos8
- foals8
- foils8
- folia8
- loafs8
- caf8
- calos7
- cilia7
- coals7
- coils7
- colas7
- iliac7
- laics7
- locis7
- salic7
- alif7
- fail7
- fila7
- filo7
- fils7
- foal7
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