Is PARTICIPLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICIPLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICIPLES mean?
Participles is a form of PARTICIPLE.
- noun
a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 PARTICIPLES
PARTICIPLES 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 PARTICIPLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- participle16
- crappiest15
- clappers14
- clippers14
- crappies14
- cripples14
- epicarps14
- scrapple14
- particles13
- pearlitic13
- periplast13
- pipistrel13
- rippliest13
- tailpipes13
- cappers13
- clapper13
- clipper13
- crappie13
- cripple13
- epicarp13
- peptics13
- precips13
- priapic13
- appliers12
- appliest12
- calipers12
- carspiel12
- crispate12
- lippiest12
- paretics12
- particle12
- periapts12
- perlitic12
- picrates12
- picrites12
- piracies12
- practise12
- prelatic12
- presplit12
- priciest12
- replicas12
- ripplets12
- sceptral12
- septical12
- slippier12
- spectral12
- spiracle12
- stippler12
- tailpipe12
- tieclasp12
- tipplers12
- capper12
- peptic12
- precip12
- clarities11
- eristical11
- realistic11
- aplitic11
- applets11
- applier11
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