Is PROVINCIALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVINCIALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVINCIALS mean?
Provincials is a form of PROVINCIAL.
- adjective
of or associated with a province
“provincial government”
- adjective
characteristic of the provinces or their people
“deeply provincial and conformist”
- noun
(Roman Catholic Church) an official in charge of an ecclesiastical province acting under the superior general of a religious order
“the general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials”
- noun
a country person
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + A (1) + L (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 PROVINCIALS
PROVINCIALS 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 PROVINCIALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- provincial17
- lopinavirs15
- lopinavir14
- parvolins14
- pavilions14
- avionics13
- corivals13
- corvinas13
- parvolin13
- pavilion13
- cipolins12
- parsonic12
- picolins12
- piscinal12
- porcinis12
- psilocin12
- salpicon12
- avionic12
- clivias12
- corival12
- corvina12
- paviors12
- vicinal12
- raviolis11
- visional11
- caplins11
- cipolin11
- inclasp11
- inclips11
- picaros11
- picolin11
- piscina11
- porcini11
- prosaic11
- psionic11
- cavils11
- clivia11
- covins11
- ovisac11
- parvis11
- parvos11
- pavins11
- pavior11
- spavin11
- vapors11
- vicars11
- vincas11
- vocals11
- clarions10
- ironical10
- ravioli10
- violins10
- virions10
- caplin10
- capons10
- capris10
- copals10
- copras10
- inclip10
- panics10
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