Is PREVARICATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PREVARICATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PREVARICATES mean?
Prevaricates is a form of PREVARICATE.
- verb
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + E (1) + V (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 PREVARICATES
PREVARICATES 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 PREVARICATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- prevaricate18
- precative16
- privateers15
- reparative15
- separative15
- captives15
- precavae15
- carveries14
- creatives14
- privateer14
- vicarates14
- captive14
- precava14
- practiser13
- recarpets13
- acervate13
- avarices13
- caviares13
- creative13
- perverts13
- perviest13
- preavers13
- privater13
- privates13
- reactive13
- servicer13
- vertices13
- vesicate13
- vicarate13
- arrestive12
- veratrias12
- airscape12
- airspace12
- caperers12
- crepiest12
- crispate12
- paretics12
- perisarc12
- picrates12
- piercers12
- practise12
- preciser12
- recarpet12
- receipts12
- reprices12
- rescript12
- scripter12
- speciate12
- actives12
- airvacs12
- avarice12
- carvers12
- caveats12
- caviare12
- caviars12
- cravats12
- cravers12
- parvise12
- paviser12
- peavies12
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