Is PRECIPITOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRECIPITOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 22 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRECIPITOUSLY mean?
- adverb
very suddenly and to a great degree
“conditions that precipitously increase the birthrate”
- adverb
abruptly; in a precipitous manner
“the mountains rose precipitously from the shore”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
22
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
13
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + P (3) + I (1) + T (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 22 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 PRECIPITOUSLY
PRECIPITOUSLY 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 PRECIPITOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perspicuity20
- precipitous17
- preciosity17
- preciously17
- propylites17
- suppletory17
- propylic17
- populistic16
- epicotyls16
- eurytopic16
- lipocytes16
- propylite16
- purposely16
- stroppily16
- supercity16
- coppery16
- pyrolusite15
- proleptic15
- crispily15
- croupily15
- epicotyl15
- isotypic15
- lipocyte15
- polyuric15
- pyelitic15
- resupply15
- slippery15
- sprucely15
- cryolites14
- curiosity14
- piteously14
- puerility14
- clippers14
- cripples14
- croppies14
- cuppiest14
- poplitic14
- popsicle14
- prospect14
- supercop14
- clypeus14
- copyist14
- cotypes14
- crisply14
- cryptos14
- octuply14
- polypus14
- pricily14
- propyls14
- pyloric14
- pyretic14
- pyritic14
- pyropes14
- soppily14
- spicery14
- spicily14
- stroppy14
- yippies14
- yuppies14
- cuppy14
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