Is SEVERANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEVERANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEVERANCES mean?
Severances is a form of SEVERANCE.
- noun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
“they hoped to avoid a break in relations”
- noun
the act of severing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + V (4) + E (1) + R (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 SEVERANCES
SEVERANCES 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 SEVERANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- evanesces14
- severance14
- crevasse13
- evanesce13
- caverns12
- cravens12
- scarves12
- carven11
- carves11
- cavern11
- cavers11
- craven11
- craves11
- varecs11
- casernes10
- avenses10
- eveners10
- veneers10
- carve10
- caver10
- caves10
- crave10
- varec10
- ancress9
- careens9
- caserne9
- caserns9
- cassene9
- censers9
- creases9
- creeses9
- encases9
- essence9
- recanes9
- screens9
- seances9
- secerns9
- senecas9
- senesce9
- averse9
- evener9
- nerves9
- ravens9
- reaves9
- reeves9
- savers9
- serves9
- sevens9
- severe9
- severs9
- veenas9
- veneer9
- verses9
- cave9
- vacs9
- caners8
- careen8
- caress8
- carses8
- casern8
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