Is VALENCIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VALENCIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VALENCIES mean?
Valencies is a form of VALENCY.
- noun
the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds
- noun
(biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
- 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
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 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 VALENCIES
VALENCIES 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 VALENCIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enclaves13
- valences13
- cleaves12
- enclave12
- evinces12
- valence12
- vesicae12
- vesical12
- vesicle12
- vaseline11
- calves11
- cavies11
- cavils11
- claves11
- cleave11
- clevis11
- evince11
- vesica11
- vincas11
- salience10
- alevins10
- enslave10
- leavens10
- valines10
- calve10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cavil10
- clave10
- clavi10
- vices10
- vinca10
- cleanse9
- enlaces9
- inlaces9
- license9
- sanicle9
- scalene9
- scaleni9
- selenic9
- silence9
- alevin9
- alvine9
- anvils9
- envies9
- leaven9
- leaves9
- levies9
- levins9
- livens9
- naives9
- navels9
- navies9
- nieves9
- savine9
- silvae9
- silvan9
- sleave9
- slieve9
- snivel9
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