Is PANICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PANICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PANICS mean?
Panics is a form of PANIC.
- noun
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
- noun
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
“panic in the stock market”
- verb
be overcome by a sudden fear
“The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away”
- verb
cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic
“The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
6
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 10 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 PANICS
PANICS 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 PANICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
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