Is TENDENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENDENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENDENCIES mean?
Tendencies is a form of TENDENCY.
- noun
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
“he had an inclination to give up too easily”
- noun
an inclination to do something
“he felt leanings toward frivolity”
- noun
a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect
“the alkaline inclination of the local waters”
- noun
a general direction in which something tends to move
“the shoreward tendency of the current”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 TENDENCIES
TENDENCIES 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 TENDENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- desinence12
- sentenced12
- tendences12
- enceintes11
- sentience11
- incensed11
- incented11
- indecent11
- tendence11
- enceinte10
- nescient10
- sentence10
- deceits10
- descent10
- enticed10
- scented10
- dentines9
- desinent9
- neediest9
- entices9
- incense9
- incents9
- censed9
- cisted9
- deceit9
- decent9
- deices9
- edenic9
- edicts9
- secede9
- dentine8
- dentins8
- destine8
- endites8
- indenes8
- indents8
- intends8
- entice8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- cedes8
- cedis8
- cited8
- deice8
- dices8
- edict8
- scend8
- intense7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- denies7
- dentin7
- dienes7
- endite7
- idents7
- indene7
- indent7
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