Is VARIANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VARIANCES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VARIANCES mean?
Variances is a form of VARIANCE.
- noun
an event that departs from expectations
- noun
discord that splits a group
- noun
the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value
- noun
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions
“a growing divergence of opinion”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + 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 VARIANCES
VARIANCES 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 VARIANCES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- avarices13
- canvaser13
- caviares13
- variance13
- airvacs12
- avarice12
- caverns12
- caviare12
- caviars12
- cravens12
- varices12
- viscera12
- airvac11
- canvas11
- carven11
- carves11
- cavern11
- cavers11
- caviar11
- cavies11
- craven11
- craves11
- scrive11
- varecs11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- vincas11
- acarines10
- canaries10
- cesarian10
- sarcinae10
- ravines10
- savarin10
- carve10
- cavas10
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- crave10
- varec10
- vicar10
- vices10
- vinca10
- acarine9
- acrasin9
- arcsine9
- arnicas9
- arsenic9
- carinae9
- carinas9
- carnies9
- sarcina9
- aivers9
- avians9
- invars9
- naiver9
- naives9
- navars9
- navies9
- ravens9
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