Is OPALESCENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPALESCENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPALESCENCES mean?
Opalescences is a form of OPALESCENCE.
- noun
the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 OPALESCENCES
OPALESCENCES 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 OPALESCENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- opalescence17
- coalesces13
- escalopes13
- opalesces13
- paleocene13
- cenacles12
- coalesce12
- concasse12
- conceals12
- enclasps12
- escalope12
- escalops12
- escapees12
- opalesce12
- scoleces12
- spancels12
- espanoles11
- cancels11
- capless11
- cenacle11
- conceal11
- enclasp11
- escalop11
- escapee11
- escapes11
- noplace11
- pencels11
- scapose11
- sconces11
- spancel11
- spences11
- cleanses10
- colessee10
- encloses10
- paleness10
- paneless10
- scalenes10
- secalose10
- seconals10
- access10
- calces10
- cancel10
- capons10
- clasps10
- clepes10
- copals10
- copens10
- copses10
- cosecs10
- escape10
- peaces10
- pecans10
- pencel10
- places10
- ponces10
- scalps10
- scapes10
- sconce10
- scopae10
- scopes10
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