Is POTENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, POTENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does POTENCIES mean?
Potencies is a form of POTENCY.
- noun
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
“he has the authority to issue warrants”
- noun
capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects
“the toxin's potency”
- noun
the inherent capacity for coming into being
- noun
the state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + O (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + 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 POTENCIES
POTENCIES 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 POTENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pectines12
- picotees12
- potences12
- entopic11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- nepotic11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- picotee11
- poetics11
- potence11
- seicento10
- copens10
- copies10
- incept10
- optics10
- pecten10
- pectin10
- picots10
- pieces10
- poetic10
- ponces10
- septic10
- specie10
- spence10
- topics10
- cenotes9
- coesite9
- entices9
- notices9
- openest9
- pentose9
- peonies9
- pintoes9
- poetise9
- pointes9
- posteen9
- poteens9
- section9
- senecio9
- cepes9
- copen9
- copes9
- copse9
- epics9
- optic9
- pence9
- picot9
- piece9
- pisco9
- ponce9
- scope9
- sepic9
- spect9
- spice9
- topic9
- cenote8
- centos8
- cestoi8
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