Is PRECARIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECARIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECARIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a precarious manner
“being a precariously dominant minority is a difficult position for human nature to cope with”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 19 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 PRECARIOUSLY
PRECARIOUSLY 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 PRECARIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pelycosaur17
- preciously17
- cosplayer16
- superiorly15
- croupily15
- polyuric15
- pyrrolic15
- sprucely15
- operculars14
- precarious14
- cursorily14
- polyurias14
- prelusory14
- calypso14
- clypeus14
- cosplay14
- crisply14
- cypsela14
- piscary14
- prelacy14
- pyloric14
- spicery14
- acrospire13
- caprioles13
- croupiers13
- opercular13
- peculiars13
- procurals13
- supercoil13
- caloyers13
- coarsely13
- crousely13
- pleurisy13
- polyuria13
- pyrroles13
- superlay13
- syrupier13
- clypei13
- copays13
- coypus13
- crispy13
- croupy13
- cypres13
- cyprus13
- piracy13
- policy13
- pricey13
- recopy13
- spacey13
- spicey13
- sprucy13
- calipers12
- capriole12
- carspiel12
- couplers12
- croupier12
- opercula12
- parclose12
- peculiar12
- perisarc12
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