Is OPALESCED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPALESCED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPALESCED mean?
Opalesced is a form of OPALESCE.
- verb
reflect light or colors like an opal
“Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade”
- verb
exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal
“This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
O (1) + P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 OPALESCED
OPALESCED 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.
Anagrams of OPALESCED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OPALESCED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- escaloped14
- peasecod13
- pedocals13
- escalope12
- opalesce12
- clasped12
- escaped12
- peascod12
- pedocal12
- scalped12
- escalop11
- cleped11
- peaced11
- placed11
- scaped11
- scoped11
- spaced11
- coleads10
- deposal10
- descale10
- eclosed10
- elapsed10
- pedalos10
- pleased10
- sepaled10
- solaced10
- clepes10
- copals10
- escape10
- peaces10
- places10
- scopae10
- caped10
- coped10
- paced10
- ceased9
- clades9
- closed9
- coaled9
- colead9
- decals9
- depose9
- eloped9
- epodes9
- lapsed9
- leaped9
- padles9
- pealed9
- pedalo9
- pedals9
- pesade9
- pleads9
- scaled9
- sloped9
- soaped9
- speedo9
- capes9
- capos9
- cepes9
- claps9
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