Is PARTICLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PARTICLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PARTICLES mean?
Particles is a form of PARTICLE.
- noun
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- noun
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- noun
a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + A (1) + R (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 PARTICLES
PARTICLES 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 PARTICLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- calipers12
- carspiel12
- crispate12
- paretics12
- particle12
- picrates12
- practise12
- prelatic12
- replicas12
- sceptral12
- septical12
- spectral12
- spiracle12
- tieclasp12
- aseptic11
- caliper11
- caplets11
- carpels11
- carpets11
- clasper11
- paciest11
- parcels11
- paretic11
- picrate11
- placers11
- placets11
- plaices11
- plastic11
- plectra11
- plicate11
- preacts11
- precast11
- reclasp11
- replica11
- scalper11
- scrapie11
- spacier11
- special11
- spectra11
- spicate11
- splicer11
- triceps11
- articles10
- pilaster10
- plaister10
- plaiters10
- recitals10
- sterical10
- apices10
- aspect10
- capers10
- caplet10
- capris10
- carpel10
- carpet10
- claspt10
- crapes10
- cripes10
- epacts10
- epical10
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