Is PUGNACITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUGNACITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUGNACITIES mean?
Pugnacities is a form of PUGNACITY.
- noun
a natural disposition to be hostile
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PUGNACITIES
PUGNACITIES 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 PUGNACITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- speciating15
- upcasting14
- epinastic13
- paucities13
- escaping13
- piecings13
- specting13
- piscinae12
- sinciput12
- pacings12
- peacing12
- piecing12
- scaping12
- spacing12
- spicing12
- aseptic11
- auspice11
- catnips11
- cuspate11
- episcia11
- incepts11
- inscape11
- inspect11
- paciest11
- pectins11
- picante11
- piscina11
- piscine11
- spicate11
- teacups11
- caping11
- pacing11
- acuities10
- canities10
- cutinise10
- petunias10
- supinate10
- actings10
- augitic10
- cagiest10
- cangues10
- casting10
- causing10
- ceasing10
- guineps10
- incages10
- pasting10
- pausing10
- peising10
- pieings10
- pignuts10
- saucing10
- scutage10
- spaeing10
- spinage10
- spiting10
- tapings10
- uncages10
- upstage10
- apices10
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