Is POLICIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POLICIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POLICIES mean?
Policies is a form of POLICY.
- noun
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
“it was a policy of retribution”
- noun
a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government
“they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation”
- noun
written contract or certificate of insurance
“you should have read the small print on your policy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 POLICIES
POLICIES 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 POLICIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- polices11
- copies10
- police10
- splice10
- clips9
- clops9
- copes9
- copse9
- epics9
- pisco9
- scope9
- sepic9
- spice9
- ceilis8
- colies8
- locies8
- pilose8
- poleis8
- polies8
- ceps8
- clip8
- clop8
- cope8
- copi8
- cops8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- scop8
- spec8
- ceili7
- ceils7
- close7
- coils7
- coles7
- cosie7
- lipos7
- locie7
- locis7
- lopes7
- oleic7
- pilei7
- piles7
- pilis7
- plies7
- poise7
- poles7
- polis7
- slice7
- slipe7
- slope7
- socle7
- speil7
- spiel7
- spile7
- spoil7
- cep7
- cop7
- pec7
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