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Is VALENCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, VALENCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does VALENCES mean?

Valences is a form of VALENCE.

  1. noun

    (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate

  2. noun

    (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

13

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

8

Letters

V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 VALENCES

VALENCES 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.

Anagrams of VALENCES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from VALENCES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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