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
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 23
- Letters
- 11
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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