Is RECEPTIONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RECEPTIONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RECEPTIONS mean?
Receptions is a form of RECEPTION.
- noun
the manner in which something is greeted
“she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors”
- noun
a formal party of people; as after a wedding
- noun
quality or fidelity of a received broadcast
- noun
the act of receiving
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + C (3) + E (1) + P (3) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 14 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 RECEPTIONS
RECEPTIONS 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 RECEPTIONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- copresent13
- inceptors13
- inspector13
- potencies13
- preconise13
- prentices13
- prescient13
- reception13
- reinspect13
- conspire12
- crepiest12
- entropic12
- inceptor12
- incorpse12
- pectines12
- percents12
- picotees12
- potences12
- precents12
- prentice12
- pretonic12
- receipts12
- recopies12
- terpenic12
- entropies11
- erections11
- interpose11
- necrotise11
- neoterics11
- resection11
- secretion11
- copiers11
- copters11
- crepons11
- crispen11
- entopic11
- incepts11
- inspect11
- nepotic11
- pectens11
- pectins11
- percent11
- picotee11
- piecers11
- pierces11
- pincers11
- poetics11
- porcine11
- potence11
- precent11
- precise11
- princes11
- prosect11
- receipt11
- recepts11
- recipes11
- respect11
- scepter11
- sceptre11
- specter11
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