Is RELUCTANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RELUCTANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RELUCTANCES mean?
Reluctances is a form of RELUCTANCE.
- noun
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
- noun
a certain degree of unwillingness
“a reluctance to commit himself”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + L (1) + U (1) + C (3) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 RELUCTANCES
RELUCTANCES 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 RELUCTANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- reluctance14
- calcretes13
- calescent13
- cancelers13
- caruncles13
- clarences13
- clearcuts13
- reaccents13
- securance13
- calentures12
- unclearest12
- accretes12
- acescent12
- calcrete12
- canceler12
- caruncle12
- cenacles12
- clarence12
- clearcut12
- crescent12
- cutscene12
- lucences12
- reaccent12
- reaccuse12
- calenture11
- ceruleans11
- crenulate11
- nucleates11
- ulcerates11
- uncreates11
- accents11
- accrete11
- accrues11
- accurst11
- accuser11
- cancels11
- cancers11
- carcels11
- cenacle11
- lucence11
- saccule11
- centares10
- centaurs10
- centrals10
- cerulean10
- cleaners10
- cleanest10
- cleanser10
- clearest10
- cruelest10
- esculent10
- lecterns10
- lectures10
- lucarnes10
- lucernes10
- nuclease10
- nucleate10
- reascent10
- recleans10
- recusant10
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