Is OPALESCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, OPALESCING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does OPALESCING mean?
Opalescing 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
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
O (1) + P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 15 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 OPALESCING
OPALESCING 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 OPALESCING
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from OPALESCING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- escaloping15
- clasping13
- escaping13
- pelagics13
- placings13
- scalping13
- canopies12
- capelins12
- caponise12
- panicles12
- pelicans12
- pinocles12
- salpicon12
- apogeic12
- cleping12
- copings12
- gelcaps12
- pacings12
- peacing12
- pelagic12
- placing12
- scaping12
- scoping12
- spacing12
- coinages11
- congeals11
- eclosing11
- elapsing11
- pleasing11
- solacing11
- spoilage11
- apnoeic11
- capelin11
- caplins11
- enclasp11
- escalop11
- inclasp11
- inscape11
- noplace11
- paeonic11
- panicle11
- pelican11
- pencils11
- pinocle11
- plaices11
- pleonic11
- polices11
- spancel11
- special11
- splenic11
- caping11
- coping11
- gelcap11
- pacing11
- alnicoes10
- opalines10
- angelic10
- anglice10
- ceasing10
- closing10
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