Is PENSIONARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENSIONARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENSIONARIES mean?
Pensionaries is a form of PENSIONARY.
- noun
the beneficiary of a pension fund
- noun
a person who works only for money
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 PENSIONARIES
PENSIONARIES 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 PENSIONARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pensioners12
- spinneries12
- aspersion11
- isoprenes11
- passerine11
- pensioner11
- pensiones11
- perniones11
- preseason11
- proneness11
- saponines11
- aspirins10
- erepsins10
- inspires10
- isoprene10
- naperies10
- openness10
- panniers10
- pensione10
- pensioni10
- pensions10
- pereions10
- personae10
- personas10
- pineries10
- pioneers10
- responsa10
- response10
- ripeness10
- ripienos10
- ropiness10
- saponine10
- saponins10
- senopias10
- sinopias10
- spanners10
- spinners10
- spinnier10
- spinnies10
- anserines9
- raininess9
- sirenians9
- aperies9
- asperse9
- aspires9
- aspirin9
- epinaoi9
- epinaos9
- erepsin9
- espoirs9
- inspans9
- inspire9
- isospin9
- openers9
- orpines9
- paneers9
- paniers9
- paninis9
- panners9
- pannier9
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