Is VERACIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VERACIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VERACIOUS mean?
- adjective
habitually speaking the truth
“a veracious witness”
- adjective
precisely accurate
“a veracious account”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
V (4) + E (1) + R (1) + A (1) + C (3) + I (1) + O (1) + U (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 VERACIOUS
VERACIOUS 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 VERACIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- covaries13
- varicose13
- cursive12
- varices12
- viscera12
- voicers12
- carves11
- cavers11
- cavies11
- corves11
- covers11
- craves11
- curves11
- ovisac11
- scrive11
- varecs11
- vesica11
- vicars11
- voicer11
- voices11
- ovaries10
- saviour10
- various10
- carve10
- caver10
- caves10
- cavie10
- cover10
- coves10
- crave10
- curve10
- varec10
- vicar10
- vices10
- voces10
- voice10
- acerous9
- carious9
- carouse9
- curiosa9
- oracies9
- saucier9
- scoriae9
- aivers9
- savior9
- savour9
- suaver9
- varies9
- vireos9
- cave9
- cove9
- vacs9
- vice9
- caries8
- cauris8
- causer8
- cerias8
- cerous8
- cesura8
- coarse8
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