Is PREVALENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREVALENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREVALENCES mean?
Prevalences is a form of PREVALENCE.
- noun
the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread
“he was surprised by the prevalence of optimism about the future”
- noun
(epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population
- noun
a superiority in numbers or amount
“a preponderance of evidence against the defendant”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + 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 PREVALENCES
PREVALENCES 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 PREVALENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prevalence17
- relevances15
- relevance14
- severance14
- vernacles14
- esperance13
- precleans13
- cervelas13
- cleavers13
- enclaves13
- evanesce13
- valences13
- vernacle13
- vesperal13
- leaveners12
- reenslave12
- percales12
- preclean12
- presence12
- replaces12
- carvels12
- caverns12
- clavers12
- cleaver12
- cleaves12
- cravens12
- enclave12
- repaves12
- scravel12
- valence12
- enslaver11
- leavener11
- venereal11
- caprese11
- carpels11
- clasper11
- enclasp11
- escapee11
- escaper11
- parcels11
- pencels11
- percale11
- placers11
- prances11
- reclasp11
- replace11
- respace11
- scalper11
- spancel11
- spencer11
- calves11
- carvel11
- carven11
- carves11
- cavern11
- cavers11
- claver11
- claves11
- cleave11
- clever11
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