Is RENAISSANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, RENAISSANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does RENAISSANCES mean?
Renaissances is a form of RENAISSANCE.
- noun
the period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages and the rise of the modern world; a cultural rebirth from the 14th through the middle of the 17th centuries
- noun
the revival of learning and culture
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
12
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 RENAISSANCES
RENAISSANCES 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 RENAISSANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- renaissance13
- naissances12
- racinesses12
- ancresses11
- ascarises11
- canneries11
- cesareans11
- cesarians11
- encaenias11
- increases11
- naissance11
- narceines11
- scariness11
- acarines10
- acrasins10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- canaries10
- caresses10
- caseases10
- casernes10
- cassenas10
- cassenes10
- cassinas10
- cassines10
- ceresins10
- cesarean10
- cesarian10
- crannies10
- encaenia10
- incenses10
- increase10
- narceine10
- narceins10
- niceness10
- raciness10
- sarcinae10
- sarcinas10
- scanners10
- anserines9
- acarine9
- acrasin9
- ancress9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- ascaris9
- asceses9
- ascesis9
- caesars9
- canines9
- canners9
- cannier9
- careens9
- carinae9
- carinas9
- carnies9
- casease9
- caseins9
- caserne9
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