Is PUBLICATIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUBLICATIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUBLICATIONS mean?
Publications is a form of PUBLICATION.
- noun
a copy of a printed work offered for distribution
- noun
the act of issuing printed materials
- noun
the communication of something to the public; making information generally known
- noun
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 12
P (3) + U (1) + B (3) + L (1) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (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 PUBLICATIONS
PUBLICATIONS 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 PUBLICATIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- publication17
- bioplastic16
- spiculation15
- publicans15
- publicist15
- plications14
- punctilios14
- publican14
- suboptic14
- subtopic14
- albinotic13
- cisplatin13
- opticians13
- plication13
- punctilio13
- unpolitic13
- biopics13
- biopsic13
- bioptic13
- publics13
- autopsic12
- biotical12
- bitcoins12
- capitols12
- captions12
- captious12
- cipolins12
- coalbins12
- coalpits12
- colpitis12
- optician12
- pactions12
- picolins12
- piscinal12
- platinic12
- platonic12
- plutonic12
- politics12
- psilocin12
- psilotic12
- salpicon12
- sinciput12
- subtonic12
- subtopia12
- topicals12
- biopic12
- public12
- ablutions11
- abutilons11
- libations11
- platinous11
- pulsation11
- sublation11
- suctional11
- sulcation11
- abiotic11
- aboulic11
- albinic11
- albitic11
- apiculi11
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