Is PALINGENETIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PALINGENETIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PALINGENETIC mean?
- adjective
of or relating to palingenesis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 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 PALINGENETIC
PALINGENETIC 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 PALINGENETIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pangenetic15
- geanticline14
- incepting14
- penciling14
- tailpiece13
- epigenic13
- anticling12
- antigenic12
- clientage12
- epilating12
- genetical12
- genitalic12
- pentangle12
- patience12
- pentacle12
- pinnacle12
- platinic12
- cleping12
- epigeic12
- peacing12
- pelagic12
- piecing12
- placing12
- anticline11
- agenetic11
- cleaning11
- cleating11
- electing11
- enacting11
- enlacing11
- enticing11
- inlacing11
- painting11
- paneling11
- patining11
- plaining11
- plaiting11
- plangent11
- planting11
- pleating11
- tangence11
- aplitic11
- calipee11
- capelet11
- capelin11
- panicle11
- pelican11
- pelitic11
- penance11
- penicil11
- picante11
- pinnace11
- plicate11
- caping11
- gelcap11
- pacing11
- eglantine10
- entailing10
- inelegant10
- petaline10
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