Is OPALESCENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPALESCENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPALESCENT mean?
- adjective
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
“an iridescent oil slick”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 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 OPALESCENT
OPALESCENT 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 OPALESCENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- conepates13
- conepatls13
- pentacles13
- capelets12
- capstone12
- conepate12
- conepatl12
- escalope12
- opalesce12
- opencast12
- pentacle12
- polecats12
- potences12
- antelopes11
- capelet11
- caplets11
- capotes11
- enclasp11
- escalop11
- noplace11
- patonce11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- pencels11
- placets11
- polecat11
- potence11
- spancel11
- toecaps11
- acetones10
- antelope10
- cleanest10
- lactones10
- notecase10
- polentas10
- aspect10
- caplet10
- capons10
- capote10
- capots10
- claspt10
- clepes10
- coapts10
- copals10
- copens10
- epacts10
- escape10
- peaces10
- pecans10
- pecten10
- pencel10
- places10
- placet10
- ponces10
- scopae10
- spence10
- toecap10
- acetone9
- acetose9
- apostle9
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