Is PESTILENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PESTILENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PESTILENCES mean?
Pestilences is a form of PESTILENCE.
- noun
a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
- noun
any epidemic disease with a high death rate
- noun
a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
“racism is a pestilence at the heart of the nation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 PESTILENCES
PESTILENCES 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 PESTILENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pestilence14
- splenetics14
- splenetic13
- celestines12
- spleeniest12
- eclipses12
- epicenes12
- inspects12
- pectines12
- celestine11
- licensees11
- sleepiest11
- telecines11
- cesspit11
- eclipse11
- epicene11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- pencels11
- pencils11
- septics11
- species11
- spences11
- splenic11
- splices11
- celestes10
- centeses10
- centesis10
- centiles10
- epeeists10
- epistles10
- licensee10
- licenses10
- penlites10
- plenists10
- plenties10
- seepiest10
- silences10
- steepens10
- steeples10
- stencils10
- telecine10
- clepes10
- incept10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- pencel10
- pencil10
- pieces10
- septic10
- specie10
- spects10
- spence10
- spices10
- splice10
- enlistees9
- selenites9
- celeste9
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