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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.

  1. noun

    an event that departs from expectations

  2. noun

    discord that splits a group

  3. noun

    the second moment around the mean; the expected value of the square of the deviations of a random variable from its mean value

  4. noun

    a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

    “a growing divergence of opinion”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
17
Letters
9

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.

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