Is PUNCTILIOUSNESS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PUNCTILIOUSNESS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 19 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PUNCTILIOUSNESS mean?
- noun
strict attention to minute details
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
19
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
15
Letters
P (3) + U (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (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 PUNCTILIOUSNESS
PUNCTILIOUSNESS 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 PUNCTILIOUSNESS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inspections15
- punctilious15
- colpitises14
- inceptions14
- inspection14
- pleustonic14
- punctilios14
- suspicions14
- suspicious14
- epsilonic13
- inception13
- opuscules13
- pectinous13
- picolines13
- poultices13
- psilocins13
- punctilio13
- sinciputs13
- spiciness13
- suspicion13
- uncouples13
- unpolitic13
- costliness12
- incestuous12
- inclusions12
- licentious12
- nonplusses12
- seclusions12
- suspension12
- cesspits12
- cipolins12
- closeups12
- colpitis12
- couplets12
- eclipsis12
- insculps12
- inspects12
- leptonic12
- octuples12
- opuscule12
- penicils12
- picoline12
- picolins12
- pinocles12
- plutonic12
- policies12
- politics12
- poultice12
- psilocin12
- psilotic12
- sculpins12
- sinciput12
- specious12
- spiciest12
- spicules12
- suspects12
- toeclips12
- uncouple12
- unpoetic12
- colistins11
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