Is PRECEDENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECEDENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECEDENCES mean?
Precedences is a form of PRECEDENCE.
- noun
status established in order of importance or urgency
“...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”
- noun
preceding in time
- noun
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 PRECEDENCES
PRECEDENCES 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 PRECEDENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- precedence17
- credences14
- specced14
- credence13
- precedes13
- deepeners12
- presence12
- creeped12
- precede12
- deepener11
- screened11
- secerned11
- spencer11
- creped11
- recced11
- decerns10
- decrees10
- deepens10
- preened10
- preneed10
- recedes10
- seceder10
- speeder10
- speered10
- spender10
- creeps10
- crepes10
- recces10
- spence10
- ceders9
- censed9
- creeds9
- decern9
- decree9
- deepen9
- deeper9
- peened9
- peered9
- recede9
- screed9
- secede9
- seeped9
- cepes9
- creep9
- crepe9
- pence9
- percs9
- recce9
- needers8
- sneered8
- censer8
- creese8
- pensee8
- preens8
- screen8
- secern8
- ceder8
- cedes8
- cered8
- creds8
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