Is PROVISIONARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVISIONARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVISIONARY mean?
- adjective
under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon
“probationary employees”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 20 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 PROVISIONARY
PROVISIONARY 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 PROVISIONARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- provisory17
- visionary15
- provision14
- vapory14
- synovia13
- privy13
- paviors12
- proviso12
- savory12
- parvis11
- parvos11
- pavins11
- pavior11
- payors11
- priory11
- pyrans11
- snoopy11
- sparry11
- spavin11
- spoony11
- vapors11
- yapons11
- ivory11
- ovary11
- savoy11
- arroyos10
- raisiny10
- virions10
- pansy10
- parry10
- parvo10
- pavin10
- pavis10
- payor10
- porny10
- prays10
- prosy10
- pyins10
- pyran10
- pyros10
- raspy10
- soapy10
- spiny10
- spiry10
- spray10
- vapor10
- yapon10
- navy10
- vary10
- viny10
- aspirin9
- rapinis9
- sinopia9
- soprani9
- soprano9
- sporran9
- arroyo9
- avions9
- invars9
- ravins9
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