Is SPECIOUSLY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SPECIOUSLY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SPECIOUSLY mean?
- adverb
in a specious manner
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + P (3) + E (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) + L (1) + Y (4) = 17 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 SPECIOUSLY
SPECIOUSLY 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 SPECIOUSLY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- clypeus14
- clypei13
- coypus13
- policy13
- spicey13
- closeups12
- specious12
- spicules12
- piously12
- pusleys12
- pussley12
- soupily12
- copsy12
- coypu12
- spicy12
- closeup11
- couples11
- oilcups11
- piceous11
- polices11
- spicule11
- splices11
- upcoils11
- coseys11
- cosily11
- cyesis11
- ployes11
- pusley11
- pussly11
- pyoses11
- pyosis11
- sepoys11
- sluicy11
- slypes11
- copy11
- pyic11
- coulises10
- coulisse10
- leucosis10
- copies10
- copses10
- coupes10
- couple10
- cupels10
- cuspis10
- oilcup10
- piculs10
- piscos10
- police10
- scopes10
- sculps10
- spices10
- splice10
- upcoil10
- cissy10
- cloys10
- cosey10
- pissy10
- ploye10
- ploys10
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