Is PROVIDENCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVIDENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVIDENCES mean?
Providences is a form of PROVIDENCE.
- noun
the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
- noun
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
“divine providence”
- noun
a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
- noun
the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 19
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 PROVIDENCES
PROVIDENCES 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 PROVIDENCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- overspiced18
- providence18
- overspice16
- provinces16
- necropsied15
- preconised15
- coderives15
- conserved15
- conversed15
- disproven15
- divorcees15
- overspend15
- vidscreen15
- province15
- conspired14
- coversine14
- crispened14
- incorpsed14
- coderive14
- codriven14
- codrives14
- deprives14
- devoices14
- discover14
- disprove14
- divorcee14
- divorces14
- prevised14
- provides14
- revoiced14
- scrieved14
- serviced14
- endorsive13
- preconise13
- versioned13
- conserve13
- converse13
- overnice13
- overspin13
- percoids13
- precised13
- precodes13
- prescind13
- proceeds13
- recopied13
- revoices13
- cervids13
- codrive13
- corvids13
- covered13
- deprive13
- devices13
- devoice13
- divorce13
- evinced13
- predive13
- provide13
- scrived13
- conspire12
- incorpse12
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