OPALESCING

10 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What OPALESCING Means

OPALESCING is a form of OPALESCE, which means:

verb: reflect light or colors like an opal“Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade”
verb: exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal“This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

OPALESCING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as O1 P3 A1 L1 E1 S1 C3 I1 N1 G2.

Anagrams of OPALESCING (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In OPALESCING

1145 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (26)

7 letter words (112)

6 letter words (203)

AEONIC AGNISE AGONES AGONIC ALGINS ALIENS ALIGNS ALINES ALISON ALNICO ALOINS ALPINE ANCILE ANCLES ANGELS ANGICO ANGLES ANGLOS ANOLES APICES APIOLS APNEIC ASLOPE ASPINE CALIGO CANGLE CANOES CAPING CAPLES CAPLIN CAPONS CASEIN CASING CASINO CINEOL CLANGS CLEANS CLINES CLINGS CLIPES CLONES COGIES COIGNE COIGNS COLIES COLINS CONGAS CONGES CONIAS CONIES COPALS COPENS COPIES COPING COSIGN COSINE COSING EASING ELAINS ELOIGN ELOINS ENGAOL ENIACS ENOLIC EOLIAN EPICAL EPIGON EPILOG ESLOIN ESPIAL GALOPS GASCON GEASON GELCAP GENIAL GENIPS GENOAS GIPONS GIPSEN GLACES GLACIS GLANCE GLEANS GOALIE GOLIAS GOLPES GOSPEL ICONES IGAPOS INCAGE INCASE INCLES INCOGS INGLES INGOES INLACE INSOLE LACING LAIPSE LANCES LANOSE LAPINS LASING LEGION LEIPOA LESION LIANES LIANGS LIGANS LIGASE LIGNES LINACS LINAGE LINGAS LIPASE LOGANS LOGICS LOGIES LOGINS LOIPEN LONGAS LONGES LOPING LOSING NGAIOS NICOLS NOPALS OCEANS OILCAN OILGAS OLEINS OPINES OSCINE PACING PAEONS PAGLES PAIGLE PALING PANCES PANELS PANICS PANISC PEASON PECANS PENCIL PENGOS PENIAL PENSIL PIANOS PICONG PIGEON PILAOS PILEAS PILOSE PINEAL PINGLE PINGOS PINOLE PLACES PLAGES PLAICE PLAINS PLANES PLEONS PLICAE PLINGS PLONGE PLONGS POGIES POLEIS POLICE POLIES POLING PONCES PONGAS PONIES POSING SAGOIN SALINE SAPEGO SCOLIA SCOPAE SIALON SIGNAL SILAGE SILANE SINGLE SLOGAN SOAPIE SOCAGE SOCIAL SOIGNE SOLACE SOLEIN SOLING SPAING SPICAE SPINAE SPINAL SPINEL SPLICE SPLINE SPONGE

5 letter words (316)

ACING ACNES AEGIS AEONS AGILE AGIOS AGONE AGONS AISLE ALCOS ALECS ALGIN ALIEN ALIGN ALINE ALOES ALOIN ALONE ALONG ANCLE ANGEL ANGLE ANGLO ANILE ANILS ANISE ANOLE APING APIOL ASPEN ASPIC CAGES CAINS CALOS CALPS CANES CANGS CANOE CANSO CAPES CAPLE CAPON CAPOS CEILS CIELS CINES CIONS CLAES CLAGS CLANG CLANS CLAPS CLASP CLEAN CLEGS CLIES CLINE CLING CLIPE CLIPS CLOGS CLONE CLONS CLOPS CLOSE COALS COGIE COIGN COILS COINS COLAS COLES COLIN CONES CONGA CONGE CONIA COPAL COPEN COPES COPSE COSIE ELAIN ELANS ELOIN ELOPS ELSIN ENIAC ENOLS EOSIN EPICS GAINS GALES GALOP GAOLS GAPES GAPOS GEALS GEANS GENAL GENAS GENIC GENIP GENOA GILAS GIPON GLACE GLANS GLEAN GLEIS GLENS GLIAS GLOPS GOALS GOELS GOLES GOLPE GOLPS GONIA ICONS IGAPO ILEAC INCLE INCOG INGLE ISNAE LACES LAICS LANCE LANES LAPIN LAPIS LAPSE LEANS LEAPS LENGS LENIS LENOS LIANE LIANG LIENS LIGAN LIGNE LINAC LINES LINGA LINGO LINGS LINOS LIONS LIPAS LIPOS LOANS LOGAN LOGES LOGIA LOGIC LOGIE LOGIN LOINS LOIPE LONGA LONGE LONGS LOPES LOSEN NAILS NAPES NEALS NEAPS NELIS NGAIO NICOL NIPAS NOELS NOILS NOISE NOLES NOPAL OCEAN OGLES OLEIC OLEIN OLPAE OLPES ONCES OPALS OPENS OPINE OPING OPSIN PACES PACOS PAEON PAGES PAGLE PAILS PAINS PAISE PALES PANCE PANEL PANES PANGS PANIC PAOLI PASEO PEAGS PEALS PEANS PECAN PEINS PELAS PELON PENAL PENGO PEONS PIANO PIANS PICAL PICAS PILAO PILEA PILES PINAS PINES PINGO PINGS PIONS PISCO PLACE PLAGE PLAIN PLANE PLANS PLEAS PLENA PLEON PLICA PLIES PLING PLONG POISE POLES POLIS PONCE PONES PONGA PONGS PSION PSOAE PSOAI SAICE SAINE SALEP SALIC SALON SALOP SANGO SCAIL SCALE SCALP SCAPE SCAPI SCENA SCION SCONE SCOPA SCOPE SEGNI SEGNO SEGOL SENGI SEPAL SEPIA SEPIC SIGLA SIGNA SILEN SINCE SINGE SLAIN SLANE SLANG SLICE SLING SLIPE SLOAN SLOPE SNAIL SNEAP SNIPE SNOEP SOCLE SOLAN SOLEI SONCE SONIC SPACE SPAIL SPAIN SPALE SPANE SPANG SPEAL SPEAN SPEIL SPIAL SPICA SPICE SPIEL SPILE SPINA SPINE SPLOG SPOIL

4 letter words (315)

ACES ACNE AEON AESC AGEN AGES AGIN AGIO AGON AILS AINE AINS ALCO ALEC ALES ALOE ALPS ALSO ANCE ANES ANIL ANIS APES APOS APSE APSO ASCI CAGE CAGS CAIN CALO CALP CANE CANG CANS CAPE CAPI CAPO CAPS CASE CEAS CEIL CELS CENS CEPS CIAO CIEL CIGS CINE CION CLAG CLAN CLAP CLEG CLIP CLOG CLON CLOP COAL COGS COIL COIN COLA COLE COLS CONE CONI CONS COPE COPS COSE EANS ECOS EGAL EGIS EGOS EINA ELAN ENGS ENOL EOAN EONS EPIC EPOS GAEN GAES GAIN GALE GALS GANE GANS GAOL GAPE GAPO GAPS GASP GEAL GEAN GELS GENA GENS GEOS GIEN GIES GILA GINS GIOS GIPS GLEI GLEN GLIA GLOP GOAL GOAS GOEL GOES GOLE GOLP GONE GONS ICES ICON ILEA INGO INGS IONS ISLE ISNA LACE LACS LAGS LAIC LAIN LANE LANG LAPS LASE LEAN LEAP LEAS LEGS LEIS LENG LENO LENS LEPS LIAS LICE LIEN LIES LIGS LINE LING LINO LINS LION LIPA LIPE LIPO LIPS LISP LOAN LOCA LOCI LOGE LOGS LOIN LONE LONG LOPE LOPS LOSE NAGS NAIL NAOI NAOS NAPE NAPS NEAL NEAP NEGS NEPS NGAI NICE NIES NILS NIPA NIPS NOEL NOES NOGS NOIL NOLE NOPE NOSE OCAS OGLE OILS OLEA OLES OLPE ONCE ONES ONIE OPAL OPEN OPES PACE PACO PACS PAGE PAIL PAIN PAIS PALE PALS PANE PANG PANS PASE PEAG PEAL PEAN PEAS PECS PEGS PEIN PELA PELS PENI PENS PEON PESO PIAL PIAN PIAS PICA PICE PICS PIES PIGS PILA PILE PINA PINE PING PINS PION PISE PISO PLAN PLEA PLIE POAS POIS POLE POLS PONE PONG PONS POSE SAGE SAGO SAIC SAIL SAIN SALE SALP SANE SANG SCAG SCAN SCOG SCOP SEAL SEAN SECO SEGO SEIL SENA SIAL SICE SIEN SIGN SILE SILO SINE SING SIPE SLAE SLAG SLAP SLIP SLOE SLOG SLOP SNAG SNAP SNIG SNIP SNOG SOAP SOCA SOIL SOLA SOLE SOLI SONE SONG SPAE SPAG SPAN SPEC SPIE SPIN

3 letter words (141)

ACE AGE AGO AGS AIL AIN AIS ALE ALP ALS ANE ANI ANS APE APO ASP CAG CAN CAP CEL CEP CIG CIS COG COL CON COP COS EAN EAS ECO EGO ELS ENG ENS EON GAE GAL GAN GAP GAS GEL GEN GEO GIE GIN GIO GIP GIS GOA GOE GON GOS ICE ING INS ION IOS ISO LAC LAG LAP LAS LEA LEG LEI LEP LES LIE LIG LIN LIP LIS LOG LOP LOS NAE NAG NAP NAS NEG NEP NIE NIL NIP NIS NOG NOS OCA OES OIL OIS OLE ONE ONS OPE OPS OSE PAC PAL PAN PAS PEA PEC PEG PEL PEN PES PIA PIC PIE PIG PIN PIS POA POI POL POS PSI SAC SAE SAG SAI SAL SAN SAP SEA SEC SEG SEI SEL SEN SIC SIN SIP SOC SOG SOL SON SOP SPA

2 letter words (32)

AE AG AI AL AN AS EA EL EN ES GI GO IN IO IS LA LI LO NA NE NO OE OI ON OP OS PA PE PI PO SI SO

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