Is SPECIFICITY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPECIFICITY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 23 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPECIFICITY mean?
- noun
the quality of being specific rather than general
“add a desirable note of specificity to the discussion”
- noun
the quality of being specific to a particular organism
“host specificity of a parasite”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
23
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + T (1) + Y (4) = 23 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 SPECIFICITY
SPECIFICITY 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 SPECIFICITY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- specific17
- specify17
- typifies16
- citify14
- citifies13
- sceptic13
- cecity13
- cystic13
- spicey13
- fyces13
- feisty12
- pectic12
- spicy12
- typic12
- fyce12
- fistic11
- pyic11
- septic10
- fices10
- pesty10
- piety10
- tipsy10
- types10
- yipes10
- epics9
- ictic9
- sepic9
- spect9
- spice9
- city9
- cyst9
- espy9
- fice9
- fisc9
- pity9
- pyes9
- syce9
- type9
- yeps9
- yipe9
- yips9
- fey9
- cities8
- iciest8
- pities8
- feist8
- yetis8
- ceps8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- spec8
- icy8
- pye8
- spy8
- yep8
- yip8
- cesti7
- cites7
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