Is VICINITIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, VICINITIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does VICINITIES mean?
Vicinities is a form of VICINITY.
- noun
a surrounding or nearby region
“the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
15
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
V (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + N (1) + I (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 VICINITIES
VICINITIES 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 VICINITIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- incisive13
- civets11
- civies11
- evicts11
- invites10
- viniest10
- civet10
- civie10
- evict10
- vices10
- vinic10
- incites9
- invest9
- invite9
- vice9
- cities8
- iciest8
- incest8
- incise8
- incite8
- insect8
- nicest8
- ivies8
- veins8
- vents8
- vines8
- visit8
- cents7
- cesti7
- cines7
- cites7
- etics7
- scent7
- since7
- nevi7
- vein7
- vent7
- vest7
- vets7
- vies7
- vine7
- vins7
- vise7
- seniti6
- cent6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- sev6
- vet6
- vie6
- vin6
- vis6
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