Is PELLICLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PELLICLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PELLICLES mean?
Pellicles is a form of PELLICLE.
- noun
thin protective membrane in some protozoa
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (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 PELLICLES
PELLICLES 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 PELLICLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pellicle12
- eclipse11
- clepes10
- pieces10
- specie10
- splice10
- cellies9
- ellipse9
- cepes9
- clepe9
- clips9
- epics9
- piece9
- sepic9
- spice9
- cellie8
- cepe8
- ceps8
- clip8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- ceils7
- celli7
- cells7
- peels7
- peise7
- peles7
- piles7
- pills7
- plies7
- sleep7
- slice7
- slipe7
- speel7
- speil7
- spell7
- spiel7
- spile7
- spill7
- cep7
- pec7
- pic7
- cees6
- ceil6
- cell6
- cels6
- ices6
- lice6
- lipe6
- lips6
- lisp6
- peel6
- pees6
- pele6
- pies6
- pile6
- pill6
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