Is TEMPERANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TEMPERANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TEMPERANCES mean?
Temperances is a form of TEMPERANCE.
- noun
the trait of avoiding excesses
- noun
abstaining from excess
- noun
the act of tempering
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + M (3) + P (3) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 TEMPERANCES
TEMPERANCES 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 TEMPERANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- escapement16
- escarpment16
- permeances16
- temperance16
- permeance15
- spacemen14
- cementers13
- cerements13
- esperance13
- permeates13
- preenacts13
- pretences13
- recements13
- campers13
- encamps13
- scamper13
- casement12
- cementer12
- cerement12
- cremates12
- menacers12
- percents12
- permeant12
- permease12
- permeate12
- precents12
- preenact12
- prenames12
- presence12
- pretence12
- recement12
- spearmen12
- temperas12
- camper12
- cramps12
- encamp12
- mesentera11
- amerces11
- amperes11
- caprese11
- carpets11
- cementa11
- cements11
- cermets11
- cremate11
- escapee11
- escaper11
- menacer11
- menaces11
- metepas11
- pectase11
- pectens11
- percent11
- prances11
- preacts11
- precast11
- precent11
- premeet11
- prename11
- racemes11
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