Is PERSISTENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PERSISTENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PERSISTENCIES mean?
Persistencies is a form of PERSISTENCY.
- noun
persistent determination
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (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 PERSISTENCIES
PERSISTENCIES 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 PERSISTENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- interspecies16
- persistences16
- crepinesses15
- persistence15
- preciseness15
- creepiness14
- crispiness14
- epicenters14
- epicentres14
- princesses14
- recipients14
- reinspects14
- speciesist14
- necessities13
- creepiest13
- crepiness13
- crispiest13
- crispness13
- epicenter13
- epicentre13
- precesses13
- precisest13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- presences13
- pretences13
- princesse13
- recipient13
- reinspect13
- spiceries13
- spiciness13
- tricepses13
- cretinises12
- pertnesses12
- ripenesses12
- scenesters12
- cesspits12
- creepies12
- crepiest12
- crispens12
- crispest12
- epicenes12
- inspects12
- pectines12
- percents12
- picrites12
- precents12
- precises12
- prentice12
- presence12
- pretence12
- priciest12
- princess12
- receipts12
- respects12
- scepters12
- sceptres12
- specters12
- spectres12
- spencers12
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