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
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 11
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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