Is PRIESTLIKE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PRIESTLIKE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PRIESTLIKE mean?
- adjective
befitting or characteristic of a priest or the priesthood
“priestly dedication to the people of his parish”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + L (1) + I (1) + K (5) + E (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 PRIESTLIKE
PRIESTLIKE 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 PRIESTLIKE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- perkiest14
- spikelet14
- steplike14
- kelpies13
- peskier13
- pliskie13
- skelpit13
- spikier13
- triskele12
- keleps12
- kelpie12
- kreeps12
- pikers12
- spiker12
- keister11
- kelters11
- kestrel11
- kiester11
- kilters11
- kilties11
- kirtles11
- klister11
- silkier11
- skelter11
- sleekit11
- keeps11
- kelep11
- kelps11
- kepis11
- kreep11
- peeks11
- pekes11
- perks11
- piker11
- pikes11
- pikis11
- skelp11
- spike11
- epistler10
- peltries10
- perlites10
- reptiles10
- kelter10
- kilter10
- kiltie10
- kirtle10
- kiters10
- likers10
- likest10
- reikis10
- selkie10
- silkie10
- streek10
- strike10
- trikes10
- keep10
- kelp10
- kepi10
- keps10
- kept10
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