Is PITTANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PITTANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PITTANCES mean?
Pittances is a form of PITTANCE.
- noun
an inadequate payment
“they work all day for a mere pittance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 PITTANCES
PITTANCES 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 PITTANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pittance12
- aseptic11
- catnips11
- incepts11
- inscape11
- inspect11
- paciest11
- pectins11
- picante11
- spicate11
- tipcats11
- entastic10
- nictates10
- patients10
- tetanics10
- apices10
- apneic10
- aspect10
- catnip10
- epacts10
- incept10
- panics10
- pecans10
- pectin10
- septic10
- spicae10
- tipcat10
- acetins9
- catties9
- cineast9
- nictate9
- panties9
- patents9
- patient9
- patines9
- pattens9
- patties9
- sapient9
- spinate9
- statice9
- tetanic9
- aspic9
- capes9
- epact9
- epics9
- paces9
- pacts9
- panic9
- pecan9
- picas9
- scape9
- sepic9
- space9
- spect9
- spica9
- spice9
- acetin8
- actins8
- antics8
- aptest8
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