Is RELIANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELIANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELIANCES mean?
Reliances is a form of RELIANCE.
- noun
certainty based on past experience
“he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”
- noun
the state of relying on something
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 11 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 RELIANCES
RELIANCES 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.
Anagrams of RELIANCES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from RELIANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- larcenies11
- carlines10
- cleaners10
- cleanser10
- increase10
- lanciers10
- licenser10
- recleans10
- reclines10
- reliance10
- salience10
- silencer10
- arcsine9
- arsenic9
- careens9
- carline9
- carlins9
- carnies9
- caserne9
- ceilers9
- cereals9
- ceresin9
- claries9
- cleaner9
- cleanse9
- crenels9
- eclairs9
- enlaces9
- inlaces9
- lancers9
- license9
- recanes9
- reclean9
- recline9
- relaces9
- rescale9
- sanicle9
- scalene9
- scaleni9
- scalier9
- sclerae9
- selenic9
- silence9
- sincere9
- alieners8
- cairns8
- caners8
- careen8
- caries8
- carles8
- carlin8
- carnie8
- casein8
- casern8
- ceiler8
- censer8
- cereal8
- cerias8
- cerise8
- cleans8
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