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Is VICISSITUDES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, VICISSITUDES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does VICISSITUDES mean?

Vicissitudes is a form of VICISSITUDE.

  1. noun

    a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something

    “the project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research”

  2. noun

    mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another)

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

18

Scrabble

21

Words With Friends

12

Letters

V (4) + I (1) + C (3) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + T (1) + U (1) + D (2) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 VICISSITUDES

VICISSITUDES 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 VICISSITUDES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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