Is SPECIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPECIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPECIOUS mean?
- adjective
plausible but false
“a specious claim”
- adjective
based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
“the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 12 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 SPECIOUS
SPECIOUS 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 SPECIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- piceous11
- copies10
- copses10
- coupes10
- cuspis10
- piscos10
- scopes10
- spices10
- poussie9
- copes9
- copse9
- coupe9
- coups9
- cusps9
- epics9
- pisco9
- puces9
- scope9
- scops9
- scups9
- sepic9
- specs9
- spice9
- cosies8
- cuisse8
- opuses8
- poises8
- posies8
- scouse8
- spouse8
- ceps8
- cope8
- copi8
- cops8
- coup8
- cups8
- cusp8
- epic8
- pecs8
- pice8
- pics8
- puce8
- scop8
- scup8
- spec8
- coses7
- cosie7
- cusso7
- pesos7
- pious7
- pisos7
- poise7
- poses7
- posse7
- puses7
- sices7
- sipes7
- soces7
- soups7
- spies7
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