Is RADIANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RADIANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RADIANCES mean?
Radiances is a form of RADIANCE.
- noun
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
- noun
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
- noun
an attractive combination of good health and happiness
“the radiance of her countenance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + A (1) + D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 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 RADIANCES
RADIANCES 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 RADIANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dracenas11
- radiance11
- acarines10
- canaries10
- cesarian10
- sarcinae10
- acarids10
- acedias10
- arcades10
- ascared10
- ascarid10
- cairned10
- canards10
- candies10
- cardiae10
- cardias10
- cinders10
- dancers10
- dancier10
- discern10
- dracena10
- incased10
- radices10
- rescind10
- scandia10
- sidecar10
- araneids9
- acarine9
- acrasin9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- carinae9
- carinas9
- carnies9
- sarcina9
- acarid9
- acedia9
- arcade9
- ascend9
- cadres9
- cairds9
- canard9
- canids9
- cardia9
- caried9
- cedarn9
- cedars9
- ciders9
- cinder9
- cnidae9
- craned9
- dancer9
- dances9
- darics9
- decani9
- decans9
- dicers9
- nacred9
- nicads9
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