Is PROVOCATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROVOCATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROVOCATIONS mean?
Provocations is a form of PROVOCATION.
- noun
unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- noun
something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action
- noun
needed encouragement
“the result was a provocation of vigorous investigation”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + V (4) + O (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 PROVOCATIONS
PROVOCATIONS 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 PROVOCATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- provocation18
- nootropics14
- proactions14
- vasotocin14
- vocations14
- cooptions13
- copatrons13
- corposant13
- nootropic13
- picaroons13
- proaction13
- corvinas13
- vocation13
- apricots12
- cantrips12
- captions12
- cooption12
- copastor12
- copatron12
- oosporic12
- optronic12
- pactions12
- parsonic12
- picaroon12
- piscator12
- porticos12
- protonic12
- rootcaps12
- scorpion12
- scotopia12
- cavorts12
- corvina12
- octavos12
- ovonics12
- paviors12
- proviso12
- provost12
- victors12
- consortia11
- sonicator11
- ovations11
- apricot11
- aprotic11
- cantrip11
- caption11
- captors11
- catnips11
- opsonic11
- paction11
- parotic11
- picaros11
- pocosin11
- pocoson11
- porcino11
- portico11
- prosaic11
- psoatic11
- rootcap11
- tropics11
- cavort11
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